144 PSENTANDRIA monogynia. 



HYOSCYAMUS. Gen. PL 247. 

 Cor. infundibuliformis obtufa. Stamina inclinatai 

 Caps, operculata, 2-locularis. 

 niger 1. HYOSCYAMUS foliis amplexicaulibus finuatis, 

 floribus feflilibus. Sp. pL 257. (fier. Em. /. ^^Z* 



/ 1) 



Common Henbane. Anglis, 



In wafte places near towns and villages. G . VI. 



The whole plant is cover'd with unduous foetid 

 hairs : the flowers are yellow, reticulated with 

 violet-color'd veins. The root, leaves and feed 

 are a moft powerful narcotic : a few of the feeds 

 have been known to deprive a man of his reafon 

 and limbs. 



ATROPA. Gen. PL 249. 

 Cor. eampanulata. Stam. diftantia. Bacca globofa^ 

 2-locularis. 

 htlladonna ATROPA caule herbaceo, foliis ovatis integris. 

 ^' Sp. pL 260. (Miller, ic. 62. bene, Ger. Em. 340. 



Moris, hift.f. 13. t. 3./. 4.) 

 Deadly Nightlhade. Anglis. 

 In the King's park at Sterlings and at IcolumhkilL 



Ti.VIL 

 The berries of this plant are of a malignant poi- 

 fonous nature, and, being of a fvveet taile, have 

 frequently been deftru(^ive to children. A large 

 glafs of warm vinegar, taken as foon as pollible 

 after eating the berries, will prevent their bad 

 .. cfieGls^ 



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