ATROPA

The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening · 1887 · p. 16

(name of mythological origin). Belladonna; Dwale. O RD. Solanaceæ. A small genus, having a campanulate regular corolla, and a leafy persistent calyx. The berries of this native herbaceous perennial are exceedingly poisonous. The plant is of no horticultural value. IMG:7081556231692414330_i_144a.jpg: F IG . 190. F LOWER OF A TROPA B ELLADONNA .