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Belladonna  and  Hyoscyamus. 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I      March,  1915. 
characters  appear  in  the  figures  referred  to,  which,  however,  do 
compare  very  favorably  with  that  of  H.  pallid  us,  and  this,  it  is  very 
evident,  is  what  they  represent.    Undoubtedly  Professor  Newcomb 
Photographic  reproduction  of  Plate  2  in  vol.  xx  Reichenbach's  Icones  Floras  Germanicae 
et  Helveticas.  I,  Hyoscyamus  albus  L.;  II,  Hyoscyamus  ntger  L.;  Ill,  Hyoscyamus  niger  L. 
var.  pallidus  Koch.  1,  Alabastrum,  ut  videas  aestivationem  imbricatem;  2,  Flos  transsectus; 
3,  Fructus  transsectus  vides  operculum  pyxidis;  4,  Semen;  5.  6,  Semina  transsectus;  7.  Areae 
testae. 
has  placed  too  much  reliance  upon  the  authenticity  of  the  nomen- 
clature adopted  by  seedsmen,  for  his  figure  of  H.  albus  shows  that 
he  has  received  seed  improperly  named,  a  state  of  affairs  which  is 
not  at  all  uncommon  in  the  trade. 
