2J2 THE ALPINE FLORA 



All species, more particularly napellus, are moist poi- 

 sonous and dangerous to cattle, which, one must add, 

 do not touch them in a growing state, and eat them when 

 dry with impunity. The root-stocks, which are generally 

 turnip-shaped or fusiform, are charged with juices con- 

 taining aconitine, a poisonous substance much used in 

 medicine, and more especially in homoeopathy. 



