DATURA JIMSON-WEED 



son- Weed, a poisonous thing with a loathsome odor. 

 In its perfected growth it is a most uncanny plant; 

 a strong, low bush with bat-like leaves of dark green, 

 and long, pale lavender, lily-like flowers followed by 

 a round, spiked seed-vessel." The general feeling 

 of disgust is well expressed by this writer. The buds 

 expand late in the afternoon and the rank odor serves 

 the purpose of attracting nocturnal visitors, of which 

 one of the most frequent is the sphinx-moth. 



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