NON-POISONOUS DRUGS 



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Fig. 164, I. — Witch-hazel. (Hatnamelis virginica. Witch-hazel Family, 

 Hamamelidacecc). Flowering branch. (Baillon.) — Shrub or tree grow- 

 ing about 8 m. tall; leaves downy on veins beneath; flowers yellow, 

 appearing late in the fall; fruit pale browni.sh; seeds black, shot forcibly 

 from the pods when ripe. Native home, Eastern North America. 



Fig. 164, II. — Witch-hazel. A, flowers and fruit. B, flower cut vertically 

 and with petals removed. C, fruit, unripe, cut vertically to show the 

 seeds. D, ripe fruit. (Baillon.) 



