PI. ex, cor, 26. SOLAN EJE. 84?. Hyoscyamus. 329 
II. 84. HYOSCYAMUS. Dioscorides. Henbane. 
Calyx tubular, 5-cut ; corolla funnelshape ; limb obliquely 
spreading, unequally 5-lobed ; stamens 5 ; stigma capitate ; 
capsule ovate, compressed, dehiscent, circumscissile ; seeds 
ascending; corculum homotropous. — Herbaceous; bractece 
mostly double ; flowers solitary, axillary, mostly facing one 
way. 
1. Hyoscyamus niger. Black henbane. 
Leaves amplexicaul, sinuate ; flowers nearly sessile. 
Hyoscyamus vulgaris, Raii Syn. 274, 1. 
Hyoscyamus niger, Ger. em. 353, 1 ; Lin . 3. P. 257. 
Hyoscyamus niger vel vulgaris, Park. 362. 
Hyoscyamus lethalis, Salisb . Prod. 131. 
Common henbane . 
Ruins and waysides; annual; July. 
Root fusiform; herb viscous, foetid, woolly, clammy; 
stem-leaves alternate; flowers upright; calyx reticulateiy 
veined ; tube of the corolla white, purple in the middle ; 
limb pale yellow veined with purple ; anthers and style deep 
purple. — Roots, leaves, and seeds, reputed poisonous; but 
the seeds may be eaten with impunity; the inspissated 
juice is added to opium to prevent costiveness ; the smoke 
removes toothach. 
2. Hyoscyamus albus. White henbane. 
Stem-leaves petioled, heartshape, pointed, sinuate; brac- 
tece not cut ; flowers nearly sessile ; corolla bellied. 
Hyoscyamus albus, Ger. em. 353, 2 ; Lin. S. P. 257. 
Hyoscyamus luridus, Salisb. Prod. 132. 
Rubbish by the sea-side ; annual ; July. 
Leaves downy, paler than those of hyoscyamus niger. — 
Effects similar but milder than those of the black. 
III. 85. NICOTIANA. Lonicerus. Tobacco. 
Calyx 5-parted ; lobes equal ; corolla funnelshape ; limb 
5-plaited ; stamens 5, equal, villous at bottom ; stigma ca- 
pitate, nicked ; capsule ovate, conical ; apex cut. 
1. Nicotiana rustica. Country tobacco. 
Leaves petioled, ovate, not in the least cut ; lobes of the 
corolla blunt. 
Hyoscyamus luteus, Ger. em. 356. 
Nicotiana rustica, Lin. S. P. 258. 
Yellow henbane. English tobacco. 
Dunghills, naturalized from America; annual; July. 
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