. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 136 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS Campanulaceae. Bluebell Family. Lobelia cardinalis L. Cardinal-flower. This is listed as one of the poisonous plants by Dr. Schaffner. Cardinal- flower is very abundant in the swamps along river courses in Eastern Iowa, and N. Miss. Valley. Lobelia siphilitica L. Blue Lobelia. Also listed as a poisonous plant by Dr. Schaffner. Lobelia spicata Lam. Pale Spiked Lobelia. Everywhere on prairies of the north
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 136 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS Campanulaceae. Bluebell Family. Lobelia cardinalis L. Cardinal-flower. This is listed as one of the poisonous plants by Dr. Schaffner. Cardinal- flower is very abundant in the swamps along river courses in Eastern Iowa, and N. Miss. Valley. Lobelia siphilitica L. Blue Lobelia. Also listed as a poisonous plant by Dr. Schaffner. Lobelia spicata Lam. Pale Spiked Lobelia. Everywhere on prairies of the northern states. Probably poisonous like the Fig. 19j. Greater Ragweed (.Ambrosia tri- Hda). Said to cause hay fever. (Dewey U. S. Dept. Agrl.). Lobelia inflata L. Indian Tobacco. Widely distributed, occurring in woods. The leaves of this plant were used by the Indians. The plant has long been used in medicine. L. inflata is very poisonous and is used for its action upon the pneumogastric nerve; the toxic doses produce exhaustion and dilation of the pupils. Death is usually preceded by insensibility and convulsions. Contains the acrid lobeliin. Lobelia Kalmii L. Kalm's Lobelia. Found in swamps from Nfd. to N. J. west to northern Iowa, Minnesota, and Man. Probably poisonous like the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Cedar Rapids, Ia. , The Torch Press
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