536 
Belladonna  and  Hyoscyamus. 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\   December,  1914. 
Experimental  Planting,  191  i. 
My  first  planting,  on  February  17th,  consisted  of  a  sample  of  seed 
labeled  Hyoscyamus  niger  and  purchased  as  the  biennial  form. 
The  germination  of  this  sample  was  very  poor,  only  four  seed  giv- 
ing rise  to  plants.  On  March  17th  three  of  these  plants  continued  to 
grow  and  were  transferred  from  the  seed-pan  to  individual  pots. 
Each  plant  developed  a  rosette  of  basal  leaves  and  was  typical  of 
the  biennial  henbane.    All  three  plants  died  later  in  the  season,  due 
Fig.  3. — Flowering  branches  of  Hyoscyamus  albus. 
to  lack  of  attention  and  a  proper  understanding  of  how  the  plants 
should  be  cared  for. 
A  second  planting  of  the  seed  referred  to  above  was  made  on 
March  17th,  and  in  twenty-four  days  a  few  seed  had  germinated. 
Fifteen  plants  were  secured  from  this  second  planting,  and  these  were 
transferred  to  a  sandy  loam  plot  in  the  medicinal  plant  garden  as 
soon  as  danger  of  frost  was  over.  The  soil  or  other  conditions 
seemed  unsuited  for  the  plants,  and  they  made  very  little  growth  after 
being  planted  out.  A  long  hot  spell  resulted  in  all  plants  dying. 
Each  plant  produced  a  weak  rosette  of  basal  leaves,  but  there  was  no 
tendency  for  the  development  of  a  shoot. 
