Close-up of a specimen of black or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), ca.1920 (CHS-5525)

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Description: English: Close-up of a specimen of black or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), ca.1920 Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of black or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), ca.1920. a tall stalk of berries and flowers is pictured at center, the berries dark and spherical, the flowers lightly-colored. The color of the background is neutral.; "Atropa Belladonna (black or deadly nightshade) is a perennial shrub that grows up to 4,5 feet tall with oval leaves, greenish purple flowers and black globular berries. The plant is native to Europe. Atropa belladonna is well known for it's deliriant and toxic effects. In ancient Greece an extract of the 'Belladonna' plant was frequently used by woman to enlarge the pupils and it is believed to be be of the main ingredients of the hallucinogenic brews of mediaeval Europe. Atropa belladonna is used for centuries as a treatment for asthma and hay fever because it possesses antispasmodic properties." -- unknown author. Call number: CHS-5525 Filename: CHS-5525 Subject (file heading): Botany -- Flowers -- Assorted Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Type: images Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Format: glass plate negatives Microfiche number: 1-82-208 Archival file: chs_Volume99/CHS-5525.tiff Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Project: USC Accession number: 5525 Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1920 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs Legacy record ID: chs-m17409; USC-1-1-1-14212 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Coverage date: circa 1920 Subject (lcsh): Flowers. Date: circa 1920 date QS:P,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (date created). Source: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/17406. Author: Unknown authorUnknown author.