220 AIEDICIXAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



FiS- lill. 



Fii,^ 213. 



Fic;. 211. — Poison-sumac (Rhus I'rr/ii.v, Sumac L^aniily, Anncnrdiacccr). 

 Fruiting; l>ranch. (Ch<'r?nut.)— Sliruli or tree 2-l."i m. tall; loaves 

 smooth, shining green above, ])ale beneath; flowers ^reiMi; fruit grayish. 

 Native home, Eastern North Amerir-a, in moist ground. 



Fid. 212. — Showy Ladies' Slipper (Ci/jin'j'ctliiim hirsuliim. (Orchid Family, 

 Orrhidacecc). Leaf. Flower. Fruit. \. (Britton and Brown.) — 

 Perennial herb 30-00 em. tall; leaves hairy; Howcrs white and erini- 

 son ; frviit (h'\". Nati\"c Imnic, Fast cm Xnrlh America. PoisnTious 

 to touch. 



Fi*;. 21:^.— \'ellow Ladit.'s' Slipp(>r {( 'ijjiripaJiuiii pnri'ijlorut)!. Orchid FaTnily. 

 Orvhi(hirra'). liase of plant. Flowering top, .^ Stigma and stamens, 

 enlarged. (Britton and Brown.) — Similar to the showj' ladies' slii^por 

 hut flowers greenish ^'cllow, more or less sutTused or streaked with 

 madder-purple. Nati\-c Immr, North America. 



