. Flowers of the field. Botany. NICHTSHADR FAMILY 35 I *2. Lvciu^r, represented by L. cliinaise (The Duke of Argyll's Tea-tree), an Asiatic shrub naturahsed in many places, especially near the sea, straggling, with long, pendulous and sometimes spinous branches; fleshy, glabrous, lanceolate leaves; purple, funnel- shaped//oicen-with a short corolla-tube, green throat, and black honey-guides : and red, berry-like fruit. Suggested as a substi- tute for tea.—Fl. |une—August. I' .^TROPA £;ft r Ani'iw A {Hrii^ii 3. Atropa (Deadly Nightshade), represeiited by one species, A. Belladonna, a
. Flowers of the field. Botany. NICHTSHADR FAMILY 35 I *2. Lvciu^r, represented by L. cliinaise (The Duke of Argyll's Tea-tree), an Asiatic shrub naturahsed in many places, especially near the sea, straggling, with long, pendulous and sometimes spinous branches; fleshy, glabrous, lanceolate leaves; purple, funnel- shaped//oicen-with a short corolla-tube, green throat, and black honey-guides : and red, berry-like fruit. Suggested as a substi- tute for tea.—Fl. |une—August. I' .^TROPA £;ft r Ani'iw A {Hrii^ii 3. Atropa (Deadly Nightshade), represeiited by one species, A. Belladonna, a stout, branched, erect, herbaceous plant, 3—4 feet high, with runners ; leaves large, stalked** ovate, acute, gener- ally in unequal pairs; lioweys solitary, axillary, drooping, bell-shaped, lurid purple ; <-(7 leafy, persistent ; jniit globose black, pol- ished, resembhng a cherry, but for the persistent calyx.—Old quarries and among ruins, especially on chalk and limestone soil ;. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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