Two flowering plants: thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) on the left and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) on the right. Colour process print, 1924.

Four poisonous plants: hemlock (Conium maculatum), henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa) and autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale). Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone.

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Hyoscyamus niger

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Two flowering plants: thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) on the left and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) on the right. Colour process print, 1924.

Four poisonous plants: hemlock (Conium maculatum), henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), opium lettuce (Lactuca virosa) and autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale). Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone.