VMS Botany - Belladonna

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have very little difficulty agreeing with what has already been
suggested that the first drawing in the VMS (f1v) most likely represents
the very powerful medicinal plant/herb Atropa belladonna. This plant
demands a great deal of respect.

http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/library/kohler/1763_010.jpg
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/schoepke/at_bel_5.jpg

Root:
http://www.nutritionfocus.com/nutrition_supplementation/herbs/Belladonna_Root.html

Commentary:
http://whitedragon.org.uk/articles/bella.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C007974/1_2bel.htm
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/biology/kabernd/seminar/studfold/ah/name.html

Italian:
http://www.didael.it/Ortobot/piante/belladon.htm

Regards,
Dana

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