58 POISONOUS PLANTS. 



SYMPHORICARPOS RACEMOSUS {Cultivated 

 in Britain). 



COMMON SNOW BKRRY. — ST. PETER'S WORT. 



Caprifotiacei:B. — Hardy, deciduous shrub ; 4-6ft. — Flowers in 

 loose and somewhat leafy, interrupted, terminal spikes ; corolla 

 bearded inside ; petals united ; stigmas sessile ; July-Sept. ; 

 Pink. — Drupes white, baccate, globose, fleshy, 4-seeded, persis- 

 tent. — Leaves opp., shortly petiolate, ovate, entire, glaucous 

 below. 



Toxic principle. — ACRID JUICE, also contained in S. montana, 

 S. occidentalis, S. microphyllus, S. vulgaris. 



TAMUS COMMUNIS {British). 



BLACK BRYONV. — ISLE OF WIGHT VINE.— LADIES' SEAL. — 

 MANDRAKE. — MURRAIN BERRIES. — OX BERRY. 



DioscoriacecB. — A climbing plant, with heart-shaped, net- 

 veined, glossy leaves. — Thickets. Perenn. — June. Green. 

 Berries red. 



Toxic principle.— ^'S^O^V&. 



EUONYMUS EUROPiEUS {British). 



COMMON SPINDLE TREE. — SKEWER WOOD. — DOG WOOD.— CAT 



WOOD. — PIG WOOD. — PRICK WOOD. — LOUSE BERRY TREE. — 



ANANBEAM. 



Celaslracece. — A bush.- -Leaves opposite ; flowers 4-parted.— 

 Hedges. Common. iVIay. Greenish — Capsules crimson, with 

 orange seeds. 



Toxic principle. — EUONYMIN, also contained in E. atropur- 

 pureus. 



RHAMNUS CATHARTICUS {British). 



COMMON BUCKTHORN. — FRENCH BERRIES. — RAIN BERRY.— 



RHINE BERRY. -HART'S THORN. — RHINE THORN. — WAY 



THORN. 



Rha?nnacea. — A bush, with spiny branches. — Flowers 4-cleft, 

 in dense clusters. — Thickets. — May ; Green. Berries black. 



Toxic principle. — FRANGULIN, also contained m R. frangula, 

 R. purshianus. 



