2lJ-i MEDKJINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



perha])s to get the fruit, throw tlie leafy twigs into the pas- 

 tures within reach of the rattle. As the leaves begin to wilt 

 a verj' powerful poison (prussic acid) is developed by fermen- 

 tation, and many deaths to stock have occurred from their 



Fig. 1!)3. 



Fi(i. 192. — Foxglove (Digitalis piirptirra, Figwort Fanut\', Srr(>ph!ilnrlnrc{r). 

 A, plant, in flower, reduced. B, flower, rj. <'\ same, cut \'ertieally. 

 D, E, .stamens. F, pistil. G, fruit, (v. Wettstein.) — Biennial or peren- 

 nial 1 m. or less in height; leaves downy; flowers purplish ros>-, or 

 white, more or less spotted within; fruit dr>'. Native home, Europe. 



Fio. 193. — Lily-of-tlii'-valley {r,,nnill,in,i iiinjiilis, Lily Family, Liliacece). 

 Root. Lea\'es. Mo\^Ti-(liis(eis. ( 'orolla, antl stamens. Fruit-cluster. 

 (Britton and Brown.) — Perennial herb; lea\"es smooth; flowers white, 

 fragrant; fruit i")ulp>', red. .\ati\"e home, Temp^'rate F.urasia and 

 Fasteru United iSlates. 



