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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. I, No. 2 
Table I. —Description of individual first-year belladonna plants and percentage of 
alkaloids in the leaves of each at Arlington Experimental Farm in June , igio. 
Plant 
No. 
Stage of growth. 
Des 
Height. 
cription of ph 
Spread. 
mt. 
Num¬ 
ber of 
stems. 
Remarks. 
Alka¬ 
loids. 
Inches . 
Feet. 
Per cent. 
I 
Not yet flowering.... 
12 
i by ij 4 
I 
o. 645 
2 
Few flowers. 
l8 
2 by 2% 
K 
. 618 
2 
.do. 
12 
3^ by 2% 
8 
. 528 
0 
4 
Slightly past flower- 
24 
iKby 3 
5 
•495 
ing. 
5 
Flowers and some 
18 
i by 3 
4 
•334 
berries. 
6 
.do. 
12 
3 by 3X 
4 
Squatty. 
•459 
.do. 
24 
®Kby 3 X 
4 
Tall. 
.667 
/ 
8 
Many flowers. 
21 
iXby 3 
3 
One branch tall and 
• 657 
erect. 
9 
Flowers and a few 
21 
i/^by 4 
2 
• 563 
berries. 
xo 
Many flowers. 
42 
3 Xby 4 K 
2 
• 53b 
ii 
Flowers and berries.. 
18 
3 by 3^ 
5 
• 587 
12 
.do. 
i 5 
2 by 3K 
2 
• 603 
O 
13 
.do. 
21 
3 Xby 4 X 
8 
. 700 
14 
.do. 
21 
3 by 3 
12 
. 656 
I 5 
.do. 
24 
3 by 4 
8 
■ 555 
16 
.do. 
24 
iXby 3 X 
2 
• 544 
i 7 
.do. 
2^ by 4 
2 
.485 
A 
18 
Flowers and a few 
24 
2 by 2% 
5 
Very backward in 
. 462 
berries. 
development. 
19 
Flowers. 
12 
i X A by i H 
■2 
. 440 
o 
20 
Not yet flowering.... 
i 5 
i>^by 2 
I 
Poorly developed... 
•473 
21 
.do. 
18 
i by \ x /2 
I 
.do. 
. ^87 
22 
Flowers and berries.. 
12 
2 bV 4 
2 
. 622 
23 
Not yet flowering.... 
12 
i/<by i X 
o 
I 
Poorly developed... 
.412 
24 
Flowers. 
18 
i^by iX 
I 
• 503 
Average. 
• 547 
