POISONS. 



FOXGLOVE (Digitalis purpurea) . 



This plant is very poisonous and 

 dangerous, the leaves are the 

 most active part. It is fre- 

 quently used medicinally, but 

 requires great care, as it lowers 

 the action of the heart, the 

 efiect of many small doses accu- 

 mulating and at last acting like 

 one large one. 



Foxglove. 



* STAVES-ACEE (Delphinium Staphisagria). 



The Eanunculaceae are, most of 

 them, poisonous, and this order 

 includes the Larkspurs, of 

 which the Staves-Acre is a 

 species. The seeds are to a 

 certain extent poisonous, and 

 when ground into meal and 

 mixed with flour have been 

 often used by farmers to destroy 

 vermin of various kinds, such 

 as rats, mice, beetles, &c. 



Staves-Acrs, 



