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MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS 



grass, madder, rue, and orchids, in such composites as Trilisa, in the root- 

 ^tock of Vitis sessilifolia and in Prunus Mahaleb. It is most easily detected 

 when the plant begins to wilt or after it is dead. Pseudocumarin C H O ^^ 

 is like the odorous substance found in Coronilla scorpioides. The seeds 

 of Mucuna giganteum and of M. pruriens are used for various purposes as 

 watch charms, or as other ornaments. 



Some species of the family which contain a good fiber are applied in weaving 

 cloth. A species of Crotalaria, C. funcea is cultivated in India for its tough 

 fiber, and is used for making ropes and bags. Seshania aculeata, a branched 

 annual, is also cultivated for its fiber. The stems of Shola (Aeschynomene 

 Jtspera) native to India are used for making hats. Blue indigo dyes come from 

 Indigofera Anil of the West Indies. The Genista' tinctoria or Dyers' Broom 



, P"g-„284. Hairy Vetch (yicia villosa). Cultivated as a foracfe 

 plant. (U. S. Dept. Agr.) 



