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Blue flag. Iris. Fleur-de-lis—-The flowering plant of Jris versicolor L. 
(See No. 4845). Rootstock medicinal and an irritant poison in over-doses. 
‘ Collected by R. S. Williams in the New York Botanical Garden. 
The rootstock of the preceding. Collected by Clute & Wilson in Bronx 
Park, New York, August 1, 1899. 
Blue-eyed grass.—The flowering plant of Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill. 
(Same family). Native of eastern and central North America. Roots an 
irritant poison. Same collection. 
Stinging nettle—The flowering plant of Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae— 
Nettle Family). Native of eastern and central North America. The 
hairs are strongly irritant to the skin. 
Indian hemp. Hemp.—The flowering plant of Cannabis sativa L. (See 
No. 551). A narcotic poison. Grown in the New York Botanical 
Garden. 
Horse-sorrel. Sour-grass.—The flowering plant of Rumex Acetosella L. 
(Polygonaceae—Knotweed Family). Native of the north temperate zone, 
and a very common weed in the eastern United States. Contains oxalic 
acid and has proven fatal when eaten in large quantity as a salad. Col- 
lected by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey. 
Pie-plant leaves. Also contain oxalic acid, and have caused death when 
eaten in large quantity as a salad. 
American wormseed.—The flowering plant of Chenopodium ambrosioides L. 
(Chenopodiaceae—Goosefoot Family). Native of tropical America and 
naturalized as a common weed in North America. The seeds are medicinal, 
and poisonous in over-doses. Collected by J. K. Small, October 6, 1898. 
Pokeberry. Pigeon-berry. Red-ink berry.—The flowering and fruiting 
branches of Phytolacca americana L. (See No. 1727). The root and 
herbage are violently poisonous, and the seeds somewhat so. 
The root of the preceding species. 
Aconite. Monk’s-hood.—The flowering plant of Aconitum Napellus L. 
(See No. 2532). All parts of the plant, especially the root (which is used 
in medicine) are deadly heart-paralyzants. 
The roots of the preceding species. 
Larkspur. Delphinium.—The flowering plant of a species of Delphinium 
(Same family). The larkspurs are natives of the north temperate zone 
and many are favorite cultivated flowers. All parts are violently poisonous, 
especially the seeds, which are used in medicine. 
Larkspur, or Delphinium, seeds.—The seeds of D. Consolida L. or of D. 
Ajacis L. Natives of Europe and cultivated for ornament. 
Black cohosh. Cimicifuga.—The flowering plant of Cimicifuga racemosa 
(L.) Nutt. (See No. 4920). The roots and the seeds are poisonous, the 
former being used in medicine. Collected by Clute & Wilson in Pelham 
Park, New York, July 28, 1899. 
The roots of the preceding species. Collected by Clute & Wilson in Pelham 
Park, New York, July 28, 1899. 
Red baneberry, or Actaea. Red cohosh.—The flowering and fruiting 
branches of Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. (See No. 4924). The roots and 
the berries are poisonous. 
