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or Veratrwni album, an Alpine plant belonging to the 

 Colchicacese. 



Botanical Characters.— Only H. viridis and H. fcetidiis, 

 which grow wild, need be described here. 



Fig. 16. — Hbllbbords Niger (Black Hbllbborb). 



H. viridis (Fig. 17), green hellebore or bear's-foot : ' Radical 

 leaves large, on large stalks, divided into seven to eleven 

 oblong, acute, toothed segments, 3 to 4 inches long, the 

 central ones free, the lateral ones on each side connected 

 together at the base, so as to form a pedate leaf. Stem 



