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•98. SOLANUM nigrum. Black Nightshade.— Webfer lias givenis an account of some children that were killed in consequence ofhaving eaten the berries of this plant for black currants. And othershave spoken of the direful effects of the whole plant so much, that,from the incontestable proofs of its deleterious qualities, persons cannotta too nice in selecting their pot-herbs, particularly those who makea Practice of gathering from dunghills and gardens Fat-Hen, &c. as"lere is some distant similitude betwixt these plants, and their placesof growth are the same.— Curtis'a Ft. Land. fuse. 2.

Plants affines.

All the Chenopodia grow with this plant wild, and are somewhatalike in appearance; but the Solanum may at all times be distinguishedb y its disagreeable strong scent.

F(ETID POISONS.These come near to the Stupefying Poisons ,■ but they are not treated in,le same manner ; for ether, wine, or acids combined with spirits, appearte properest things to destroy their deleterious properties : spices are"■en indicated, except for savine, which requires instead thereof acids.

639. CONIUM maculaium. Hemlock. —Two soldiers quartered at7 altham Abbey collected in the fields adjoining to that town a quan-"ty of herbs sufficient for themselves and two others for dinner when""iled with bacon. These herbs were accordingly dressed, and the poor"•Cn ate of the broth with bread, and afterwards the herbs with ba-(011 : in a short time they were all seized with vertigo. Soon after" e y were comatose, two of them became convulsed, and died in about1,1 r ee hours.

P W* affines.

Parsley differs little from this except in size and colour of the leaves.

Celery is also much like this plant, and particularly so if found,' Q ; but which, for reasons given before, should never be collected0 be eaten.

Gaol's parsley is very like it; and when the hemlock is in a smallStat <N and this'plant luxuriant, 1 have been in some doubt as to point-Ul S out a perfect difference, especially when they are not in fructifi-°»tion. The spots on hemlock form generally a distinguishing mark.

840. DIGITALIS purpurea. Foxglove.— A few months ago, a child' a s ill of a pulmonary complaint, and the apothecary had desired the

ni> tse to procure a small quantity of Coltsfoot and make it a little tea ;ll( l accordingly the good woman went to a shop in London, where she

I'l'ocured, as she supposed, three pennyworth of that herb, and madedecoction, of which she gave the patient a tea-cupful j a few mi-