6 POISONOUS PLANTS. 



CANNABIS SATIVA {Asia). 



COMMON HEMP — INDIAN HEMP — BHANG — FIMBLE. 



Cannabi7ia. — Stem 3 to loft., slightly woody. — Leaves numer- 

 ous, alternate, palmate, on long petioles, deeply serrate, linear, 

 lanceolate. — Flowers, stamens 5, stigmas protruding beyond 

 perianth. — Fruit one-seeded supported by a bract. — Ann. — 

 Yellowish. 



Toxic /7-?«az5/^.r.— CANNABINON=Yol. OIL OF HEMP, 

 TRIGONELLINE ; also contained in Trigonella fcenum graecum, 

 Pisum sativum. 



ANAMIRTA PANICULATA. MENISPER- 

 MUM COCCULUS {India and Malay Peninsula). 



COCCULUS INDICUS. 



MemspermacecE. — A large woody twiner. — Bark cork-like. — 

 Leaves alternate ; on stalks thickened at both ends, and prehen- 

 sile. — Flowers small ; dioecious ; in pendulous, compound 

 racemes, ift. long, springing from the old wood ; pale green. — 

 P'ruit, usually two ; rounded, ovoid drupes ; -Jin. black. — Seed 

 reniform on section. 



Toxic pri7rciple.—^\G9.QHG^m. 



ERYTHROXYLUM COCA {South America). 



COCA BUSH — SPADIC BUSH. 



Liiiacece. — A shrub ; 2-4ft. — Leaves closely placed ; alternate ; 

 shortly stalked ; lanceolate ; entire ; glaucous beneath, with a 

 longitudinal arched line on either side of midrib. — Flowers 

 drooping ; 3 to 4 in axils of leaves, pale yellow. — Fruit oblong 

 ovoid, smooth, red. — Seed filling the endocarp. 



Toxtc principle.— COCXmB.. 



LOLIUM TEMULENTUM {British). 



TINKER- TAILOR — BEARDED DARNEL— CHEAT— CHESS— IVRAY 

 — JURAY. 



Gramittacea. — Spikelets shorter than the glumes. — Florets 

 yellow ; awned. — 2ft. ; Ann. ; July. 



Toxic principle.— VICRQTOXl^. 



