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[. Hyoscyamus . 
4 dissepiments of which 2 only reach the top ; the summit is truly 2- 
celled. Flowers white. A variety, with purple stems and flowers, was 
found by Dr. Bromfield at Southsea, Portsmouth. 
2. Hyoscyamus Linn. Henbane. 
Cal. tubular, 5-cleft. Cor. funnel-shaped, oblique. Anthers 
opening by longitudinal slits. Stigma capitate. Cups. 2-celled, 
opening with a lid. — Named from ue, voc, a hog, and kvo^oc, a 
bean. Hogs are said to eat the fruit, which bears some re- 
semblance to a bean : the seeds do not prove injurious, though 
the plant is esteemed poisonous, 
1. H. niger L. ( common H.) ; leaves amplexicaul sinuate, 
flowers nearly sessile axillary unilateral. E. B. t. 591. 
Waste places, especially in a chalky soil, often near towns and 
villages. 0 or £. 6 — 8. — Whole plant covered with unctuous fetid 
hairs. Stem much branched, rounded. Leaves subovate. Calyx 
veined, as is the large dingy yellow corolla, with purplish-brown lines, 
which however are wanting in a variety found in Surrey by Mr. 
Watson ; its tubular part swells and firmly encloses the capsule, of 
which the upper portion falls off like a lid. Plant highly narcotic. 
3. A'tropa Linn. Dwale. 
Cal. 5 -partite. Cor. campanulate, with a short tube, the 
lobes equal. Atom, distant above. Berry of 2 cells. — Named 
from Atropos, one of the Fates, in allusion to its deadly quality ; 
whence also the English name dwale (deu.il, Fr. ; dolor, Lat). 
1. A. Bellad6nna L. ( common D., or deadly Nightshade); stem 
herbaceous, leaves ovate undivided, flowers axillary on short 
peduncles. E. B. t. 592. 
Hedges and waste places, especially among ruins and near towns. 
1/.. 6 — 8. — Stems 3 feet and more high. Leaves entire, some very 
large, but placed in pairs of unequal sizes. Flowers drooping, lurid 
purple. Berries shining, black, highly injurious when taken internally. 
Their effects are said to be best counteracted by drinking plentifully 
of vinegar. 
** Lobes of the corolla valvate in (estivation. Solane.u. 
4. Solanum Linn. Nightshade. 
Cal. of 5 — 10 segments. Cor. rotate. Anthers opening with 
2 pores at the extremity. Berry roundish, 2- or more-celled. 
— Name of doubtful origin. According to some from solamen, 
on account of the comfort or solace derived from some species 
as a medicine. 
1. S. Dulcamara L. (woody N., or Bitter-sweet ) ; stem without 
thorns shrubby flexuose climbing, leaves cordate, upper ones 
