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19. Datura. Linn. Thorn- Apple. 



I. D.*Stra7)i6/iiiwi, L. (common Thorn-apple); herbaceous, 

 leaves ovate angulato-sinuate glabrous, fruit ovate erect clothed 

 with numerous nearly equal spines. E. Bat. t. 1288. 



Waste ground in England. Fl. July. The narcotic qualities of 



this plant are well known. The capsule has 4 cells below, divided by 

 four dissepiments of which two only reach the top ; hence the summit is 

 2-celled. 



20. Hyoscyamus. Linn. Henbane. 



1. H. niger, L. (common Henbane); leaves amplexicaul sinu- 

 ated, flowers nearly sessile. E. Bot. t. 591. 



Waste places, especially in a chalky soil ; often near towns and vil- 

 lages. Fl. July. . — Stem much branched, rounded. Whole plant 

 covered with unctuous fetid hairs. Leaves subovate. Calyx veined, as 

 is the large dingy yellow corolla, with purplish-brown lines ; its tubular 

 part swells and firmly encloses the capsule, of which the upper part falls 

 off like a lid. Plant highly narcotic. 



21. Atropa. Linn. Dwale. 



1. A. Belladonna, L, (common Dioale or deadly Nightshade) ; 

 stem herbaceous, leaves ovate undivided, flowers axillary on short 

 peduncles. E. Bot. t. 592. 



Hedges and waste places ; especially among ruins and near towns. Fl. 

 June. "U . — 3 feet and more high. Leaves entire, some very large, but 

 placed in pairs of unequal sizes. Flowers drooping, lurid purple. Berries 

 shining, black, highly injurious when taken internally. Their effects are 

 said to be best counteracted by drinking plentifully of vinegar. 



22. SoLANUM. Linn. Nightshade. 



1. S. Didcamdra, L. (woody Nightshade or Bittersweet) ; stem 

 without thorns shrubby climbing, leaves cordate, upper ones has- 

 tate, corymbs drooping inserted opposite the leaves. E. Bot.t. 

 565. 



Moist hedges and thickets : not common in Scotland. About Dublin. 

 Fl. June, Jui_y. T^ . — Floivers purple, with 2 green tubercles at the base 

 of each segment. Anthers large, yellow, united in a pyramidal or cone- 

 shaped figure. Berries ovate, red. — This has been much employed in 

 medicine, especially in rustic practice. A hairy var. is mentioned by 

 Ray, as growing on the southern coast of England. 



2. S.nigruf7i, L. (common or garden Nightshade) ; stem with- 

 out thorns herbaceous, leaves ovate bluntly toothed and waved, 

 umbels lateral drooping. E. Bot. t. 566. 



Waste places, fields, &c., frequent. Fl. June — Sept. ©. — Flowers 

 white. Berries globose, black. 



23. Verbascum. Linn. Mullein. 



1. V. Thdpsus, L. (great 3Iullein) ; leaves decurrent woolly 

 on both sides, stem simple, spike of flowers very dense, 2 stamens 

 longer glabrous. E. Bot. t. 549. 



Banks and waste ground, in a light, sandy, gravelly or chalky soiL Fl. 



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