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fill with watery matter, attended with burning and itching, 
which continues for several days, after which the inflam- 
mation subsides. The extremities and glandular parts of 
the body are those which are most affected. Our Rhus 
radicans and R. Toxicodendron , (Poison Vines), operate 
nearly in the same way, though in a less degree than the 
Poison Ash or Rhus vernix. Many persons, however, can 
approach and handle these deleterious plants with impunity. 
One of the most dangerous species in America, is the Rhus 
pumila , of Michaux, a native of North Carolina. Mr. 
Lyons, a well-known and assiduous collector of rare and 
ornamental plants, suffered extremely from its venom, by 
merely collecting the seeds ; it produced a general fever, 
and affected the use of his limbs for several years. 
Plate LXXX. 
A branch of the natural size, a . The male flowers, h . A flower 
enlarged. 
