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narcotic poison in excessive amount. Collected by W. N. Clute in New 
Jersey bogs, in 1899. 
6399. Dogbane. Bitter-root.—The flowering and fruiting branches of Apocynum 
androsaemifolium L. (Apocynaceae—Dogbane Family). Native of eastern 
and central North America. All parts of the plant, but especially the 
rootstock and root, are an active heart-poison. 
6400. Canadian, or black Indian, hemp. Indian physic—The flowering and 
fruiting branches of 4. cannabinum L. (See No. 2816). Possesses the 
same properties as the preceding, and the rootstock is an important heart 
medicine. 
6401. The rootstock and roots of the same plant. Collected by Clute & Wilson 
in the New York Botanical Garden, August 4, 1899. 
6402. The fruits of the same. Same collection as the preceding. 
6403. White dogbane.—The flowering and fruiting branches of 4. album Greene. 
Native of the eastern United States. Collected by J. K. Small at Wrights- 
ville, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1890. 
6404. Oleander.—The flowering branches of Nertum Oleander L. (Same family). 
Native of the Mediterranean region and universally cultivated for its 
beauty and fragrance. The leaves are a deadly heart-poison. 
6405. Running myrtle. Periwinkle. Hundred eyes.—The flowering stems of 
Vinca minor L. (Same family). Native of Europe and a favorite orna- 
mental evergreen trailer in the United States, where it has become wild 
in some places. The leaves are less poisonous than those of the preceding. 
Grown by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey. 
6406. Bittersweet. Dulcamara.—The tempting red berries are somewhat poison- 
ous. Collected by J. K. Small at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1892. 
6407. Belladonna. Deadly nightshade—The flowering and fruiting tops of 
Atropa Belladonna L. (See No. 2850). Native of Europe and cultivated 
as a drug. Occasionally found wild in the United States. The whole 
plant is a deadly narcotic poison. 
6408. Stramonium. Stink-weed. Jimson-weed. Thorn-apple (See No. 2861). 
All parts of the plant are medicinal and deadly poisonous, and the cause 
of very many fatal accidents. Collected by R. Ringe in New York City, 
September 10, 1899. 
6409. Fruits of the same. 
6410. The roots of the same plants. Collected by Clute & Wilson in Bedford 
Park, New York, July 29, 1899. 
6411. Purple stramonium or thornapple.—The flowering and fruiting branches 
of Datura Tatula L. Native of South America and a common weed in 
the United States. Same properties and collector as the preceding. 
6412. The roots of the same. 
6412.1. Henbane (See No. 2864). All parts of the plant are strongly poisonous. 
6413. Tobacco (See No. 2066). Its poisonous properites are universally known. 
6414. Leptandra. Culver’s root or physic (See No. 2873). The roots are 
irritant-purgative. 
6415. The rootstock and roots of the preceding species. Collected by Clute and 
Wilson at Kingsbridge, New York, August 4, 1899. 
6416. Digitalis. Foxglove (See No. 2875). All parts of the plant are a deadly 
heart-poison. 
