70 POISONOUS PLANTS OF ALL COUNTRIES 

 LIGUSTRUM VULGARE {British). 127a. 



COMMON PRIVET — PRIM PRINT — PRIM. 



Oleacece. — A shrub. — Leaves elliptic -lanceolate, nearly ever- 

 green. — Hedges and thickets; 4-8 ft.; June; white. 



Toxic Principles.— LmVSTBJN, LIGUSTRON, SYRINGIN, 

 also contained in L. sinense. 



Candidior folia nivei 

 Galatea, ligustri. 



Ovid. 



ASARUM EUROPIUM {British). 128. 



ASARABACCA — CAHARET — HAZEL WORT — WILD NARD. 



AristolochiacecB. — Stems creeping and rooting. — Leaves 

 kidney-shaped, in pairs. — Sepals recurved. — Mountain woods; 

 2-4 ins.; perennial; May; brown: brown juice. 



Toxic Principles. — OIL OF BAY, ASARIN, also contained in 

 Pimenta acris, A. canadensis. 



Nunc et Achcemenio 

 Perfundi nardi juvat. 



Horace " Epode'' xiii. 



SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS {British). 129. 



COMMON SOAP WORT — SOAP WORT GENTIAN — HEDGE PINK — 

 BOUNCING BET — CROW SOAP — FULLER'S HERB. 



Caryophyllacece. — Leaves ovate-lanceolate, opposite. — - 

 Calyx cylindrical; flowers often double. — Hedge-banks and 

 waste places; 2 ft. ; perennial; August; pink. 



Toxic Principle. — SAPORUBIN, also contained in Sapindus 

 emarginatus, S. saponaria. 



With the help of soapwort he foamed at the mouth. 



Froude : " Cagliostro.'^ 



AGROSTEMMA GITHAGO {British). 130. 



CORN COCKLE — BASTARD NIGELLA — WILD SAVAGER. 



Caryophyllacece. — Flowers large; teeth of calyx projecting 

 beyond the corolla; petals very slightly cleft. — Plant covered 



