HENBANE 469 



both of which are extremely poisonous alkaloids. The con- 

 sumption of a few berries has led to fatal results. 



7. Henbane {Hyoscyamus niger L.). — A hairy biennial, about 

 two feet high, possessing a strong fetid odour, and growing on 

 waste ground. The broad leaves are sessile and clasping, with 

 pinnatifid margins ; the flowers of greenish-yellow colour, veined 

 with purple. The fruit is a two-celled capsule. The leaves and 

 flowering shoots contain a poisonous alkaloid hyoscyamine, 

 nearly related to atropine. 



The tomato and tobacco plants also belong to this Order, 



