PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. Atropa. 317 
(H. al'bus. Leaves on leaf-stalks, bluntly sinuate : flowers sessile. 
Blackw. Ill— Kniph. 2. 
Herb about two feet high. Leaves dull green. J Bloss. cream-colour. 
White Henrane. This plant, new to the English Botanist, has been 
found at different times by Mr. Robson of Darlington, on Ballast Hills 
and other places near Sunderland, though probably imported, as many 
others gradually admitted into our Flora. A. July—Aug. E.) 
A'TROPA.^ Bloss. bell-shaped : Slam, distant: Berry globu¬ 
lar, two-celled : ( Anthers heart-shaped. E.) 
A. belladon'na. Stem herbaceous: leaves egg-shaped, entire: 
(flowers solitary. E.) 
(E. Bot. 592. E.)— Curt. 347 —Ludiv. \28~Jacq. Austr. 309— FI. Ban. 758 
— Kniph. 9 — Skeldr. 101— Mill. 62— Woodv. 1— Cites, ii. 86. 1— Dod. 456. 
1— Lob. Obs. 134. 2— Ger. Em. 340— Park. 346. 6— Ger. 269— H. Ox. 
xiii. 3. 4 -Blackw. 564— Matth. 1073— J. B. iii. 611. 1— Fuchs. 689— J. 
B. Ib. 2 — lb. 3— Trag. 301. 
( Stems annual, rather pubescent, numerous, branched, flexuose, two or 
three feet high. Root fleshy, thick, creeping. Calyx somewhat pubes¬ 
cent, viscous. Anthers large, whitish. Berry with many seeds. Leaves 
petiolate, in pairs, one always smaller than the other, dull dark green. 
Blossom lurid purple, large, pendulous. Calyx viscous. Berry green, 
changing to red, and when ripe, black, many seeded. E.) 
Deadly or Sleepy Nightshade. Dwayberries. Dwale. Hedges, 
amongst limestone and rubbish. In St. Faith’s, Newton, near Norwich ; 
and in Herts, frequent. Mr. Woodward. Very luxuriant amongst the 
mines of Furness Abbey, whence the valley is called the Vale of Night¬ 
shade. Mr. Atkinson. Yard of Lantony Abbey, near Gloucester. Mr. 
Ballard. Hardwick Park, Derbyshire. Dr. Stokes. (IselhHall woods, 
Cumberland. Hutchinson. Netley Abbey, Hants. Mr. W. Christy. 
(Banks of the Wear, near Durham Abbey. Winch Guide. On Inchcolm, 
and near the ruins of Borthwick Castle. Mr. Maughan, in Grev. Edin. 
E.) Banks of Dudley Castle. P. June—Aug.f 
Goats are not fond of this herb. Horses, cows, sheep, and swine refuse it. Linn. Sheep some¬ 
times eat it when young. Mr. Ballard. Ckrysomela Hyoscyami, and Cymex Hyoscyami , 
are found upon it. (The extract or tincture produces salutary effects as an anodyne, but 
must be administered with a cautious and gradual increase of dose. Even bathing the feet 
in a decoction of this plant is said to induce somnolency. Celsus recommends milk as an 
antidote for Hyosciamus ; but we can scarcely conceive its operation to be other than that 
of a mild diluent. A solution of the extract has lately been used by oculists for dilating 
the pupils of the eyes (vid. also Atropa Belladonna) , in order to facilitate the operation for 
cataract. Edin. Dispens. The fumes from the seeds of Henbane, heated in the bowl of a 
tobacco pipe, placed in the fire, have been recommended in severe tooth-ach. The fumes 
may be conveyed from the pipe to the affected tooth by a tube of tin. E.) 
* (After Apropos, one of the Fates or Parcas supposed to sever the thread of life, 
(“ Atropos occat :) in allusion to the deadly quality of the plant. E.) 
('h The more gentle appellation of this species, Bella-donna y (Fair Lady\ probably 
arose from its being used as a cosmetic by the Italian belles. E.) The whole plant is 
poisonous, (inducing convulsions, violent distortions, and a deadly stupor; against 
which, if promptly administered, a glass of warm vinegar, and exercise to prevent sleep. 
