poisoning, in the shape of rashes and 
swellings on the hands and arms, much 
resembling the effects caused by the 
common stinging nettle. The leaves of 
various anemones are highly poisonous, 
those of At 2 e 7 none japontca being espe¬ 
cially so. The juice of A. ranunculoides 
is used for poisoning arrows in certain 
parts of Eastern Siberia; a powerful 
drug is obtained from various portions of 
Helleborus ntger; the dangers arising 
from the use of the aconite are well 
known; the roots are liable to be mis¬ 
taken for horseradish, and should on no 
account be planted in close proximity to 
vegetables. In color, the root of the 
aconite is brown, and that of horse¬ 
radish is pale yellow. The blue Aconi- 
tum Napelliis is one of the most danger¬ 
ous plants in cultivation; persons who 
have eaten of this have developed a form 
of insanity, and some species have been 
used by natives in India to poison wells. 
The seeds of Delphinium ajacis zve. very 
injurious. Most of the poppies contain 
narcotic properties of the opium poppy 
of the East to a greater or lesser extent. 
Papaver somniferum, or opium poppy, 
is cultivated in this country, the opium 
being contained in the whitish juice of 
the capsule. The petals, also, are laden 
with the poison and should on no account 
be placed in the mouth. The seeds and 
rhizomes of Ftola odorata, or sweet 
violets, are poisonous, although a 
distillation of the leaves has been pro¬ 
nounced a palliative and even a cure for 
the dreaded cancer. The effects of Lo¬ 
belia erinus seeds are stated to resemble 
belladonna poisoning. Corms of Cycla¬ 
men persicum are deadly to a degree, 
acting as an emetic, and dangerous ill¬ 
ness has followed the consumption of 
portions of the corms. The properties 
of nicotine, well known as a virulent 
poison, are contained in the leaves of 
the various kinds of Nicotiana grown in 
this country. 
Narcissus bulbs must be placed in the 
danger list. N. poeticus is probably the 
most injurious, the scent of the blooms 
possessing a principle to cause illness 
if much inhaled. Lily - of - the - valley 
blooms should never be placed in any 
number in bedrooms for the same reason. 
Only a short time since a case of illness 
from this cause was published in the 
press. Few persons are likely to be 
tempted to experiment with the evil 
smelling bulbs of crown imperials 
{Fritillaria imperialis); they contain 
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