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stalks. That Henbane which you see under the 
hill, is not an umbellate flower, but it also has five 
stamens. The pigs run from the farm-houses when 
they can break loose, to find its berries, which they 
love, but they do not often have a chance, though 
they can eat them with safety. One dark beetle 
feeds upon it, and the goats and sheep sometimes 
nibble it a little ; but I advise you not to touch it, 
though it may do you good whenever you have a 
cough, if you take a very little at a time. There 
is the ‘ Deadly Night Shade’ too. Its five anthers 
adhere together in a cone-like form, and its deep 
corolla might attract you, but its berries are very 
poisonous. One of its sisters is called Bitter-sweet, 
because when first, tasted it is bitter, and then sweet. 
The Potatoe and the Tomato, as well as the Da¬ 
tura, are of the same family. All these Solanums 
are somewhat poisonous, and the fruit of the Pota- 
