. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 122 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS westward to Texas. B. maculaia is common everywhere east of the Rockies. The E. Cyparissias was recently sent to me from Logan Iowa, where it is said to have killed Fig. 19e. Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata). (I^ois Pammel). Seeded Mercury (Acalypha virginica}. Both plants poisonous. Fig. 19f. Three Acalypha virginica Lj Three Seeded Mercury. Common in fields and open places from Canada an
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 122 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS westward to Texas. B. maculaia is common everywhere east of the Rockies. The E. Cyparissias was recently sent to me from Logan Iowa, where it is said to have killed Fig. 19e. Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata). (I^ois Pammel). Seeded Mercury (Acalypha virginica}. Both plants poisonous. Fig. 19f. Three Acalypha virginica Lj Three Seeded Mercury. Common in fields and open places from Canada and Minnesota to the Gulf. The leaves of this plant turn purple in the Autumn. Jatropha stimulosa Michx. Spurge or Bull Nettle. This plant has stinging bristles and is common in sandy soil from Texas to Missouri, Virginia and Florida. Tragia nepetaefolia Cav. Nettle Spurge. With stinging hairs, common in the south. Other species in the Rocky Mountains and south also have stinging hairs. Buxaceae. Buxus sempervirens L. Box. Cultivated in the eastern states for hedges. It is a well known poisonous plant. Anacardiaceae. Rhus toxicodendron L. Poison Ivy. The leaves and stems are poisonous to many people. The form of derma- titis produced, and the seriousness of the case varies according to the sus- ceptibility of the individual. The plant is widely distributed in the state. Rhus vernix L. 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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