38 POISONOUS PLANTS. 



HELLEBORUS FCETIDUS {.British). 



STINKING HELLEBORE — SETTER WORT— BEAR'S FOOT — BAR 

 FOOT— OX HEEL. 



RanwiculacecB. — Stem many flowered. — Calyx converging. — 

 Leaves pedate. — Woods; ift. ; perenn. ; Jan. - April ; green, 

 tipped with purple. 



Toxic principles.— Z^^WS^'^, HELLEBORIN. 



HELLEBORUS NIGER {Cultivated in Britain): 



CHRISTMAS ROSE— BLACK HELLEBORE — BEAR'S FOOT — 

 CHRIST'S WORT. 



RanunculacecB. — Rhizome black ; knotted ; fleshy ; with many 

 interlaced branches giving off numerous, straight roots. — Leaves 

 from extremities of rhizome-branches ; on long stalks ; deeply 

 divided into 2-4, serrate lobes, successively smaller towards the 

 petiole. — Flower-stalk terminating rhizome ; rarely 2 ; large 

 bract beneath flower ; sepals 5, large, petals 13, or more, short, 

 green. — Stamens numerous. — Fruit follicular ; sessile. — Seeds 

 in 2 rows ; black. — Perenn. ; Dec-March ; white. 



Toxic principles.— iZViS.l^'E, HELLEBORIN ; also contained 

 in H. orientalis. 



CALTHA PALUSTRIS {British). 



MARSH MARIGOLD — WATER BUTTERCUP — MEADOW BRIGHT — 



MEADOW BOUT — MEADOW GOWAN — OPEN GOWAN — WATER 



GOWAN — YELLOW GOWAN — MAY BLOBS — BOOTS — 



GOLDS — GOLDINS. 



RanunculaecB. — Stem erect. — Lower leaves large, rounded ; 

 heart-shaped ; deep glossy green.-- Marshes and river sides. ~ 

 l-l4ft. — Perenn.; May; bright yellow. 



Toxic principles.— i^^\m^, HELLEBORIN. 



LINUM CATHARTICUM {British). 



PURGING FLAX— FAIRY FLAX — DWARF FLAX — FAIRY LINT- 

 MILL- MOUNTAIN. 



Linacece. — Leaves opposite, obovate ; upper ones lanceolate. 

 — Dry pastures ; common ; 4-6in. — Ann. ; June-Sept. ; white 

 or yellowish. 



Toxic principle. — LININ. 



