IRRITANT POISONS 75 



Toxic Principle. — FRANGULIN, also contained in R. fran- 

 gula (succulent), R. purshianus. 



. . . These rhamnus branches are, 

 Which, stuck in entries, or about the bar 

 That holds the door fast, kill all enchantments, charms 

 ( Were they Medea's verses) that do harms 

 To men or cattle. . . . 



Beaumont and Fletcher: " Clorin' SomjV 



GLAUCIUM LUTEUM {British). 140. 



YELLOW HORNED POPPY — SEA POPPY. 



Papaveracece. — Stem smooth. — Stem-leaves wavy. — Pods 

 very long, curved. — Plant glaucous. — Sea-coast; 1-3 ft.; 

 biennial. — June-August; bright yellow. 



Toxic Principles.— OLAUCmE, CHELERYTHRINE. 



Yes, I have brought, to help our vows. 

 Horned poppy. 



Johnson: " Sang of the Hags.'^ 



CHELIDONIUM MAJUS (British). 141. 



CELANDINE — COCK-FOOT — TETTER WORT. 



Papaveracece. — Flowers in umbels. — Plant slightly hairy. — 

 Juice yellow, acrid. — ^Waste ground and thickets; 2 ft. ; peren- 

 nial. — ^May and June ; yellow. 



Toxic Prmc^^^es.—CHELIDONINE, CHELERYTHRINE, also 

 contained in C. grandiflorum. 



For leprosy, darnell and celandine. 



Beaumont and Fletcher: " Clorin' s Song.'' 



SEDUM ACRE [British). 142. 



COMMON STONE CROP — BITING STONE CROP — COUNTRY PEPPER 

 — CREEPING JACK — RUN AWAY JACK — GOLDEN MOSS — GOLD 

 DUST — WALL MOSS — WALL PEPPER — JACK OF THE BUTTERY. 



Crassulacece. — Leaves close, alternate, fleshy, somewhat 

 ovate, spurred at the base; bright green. — Flowers in trifid 

 cymes.— Walls and rocks; common; 1-2 ins.; perennial; 

 June ; bright yellow. 



Toxic Principle.— ACRID JUICE. 



. . , the orpine patch 

 Blossoming earliest on the log-house thatch. 



Browning: " Sorddlo. 



