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Title	Close-up of a specimen of black or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), ca.1920
Description	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.
Subject (file heading)	Botany -- Flowers -- Assorted
Subject (lcsh)	Flowers
Coverage date	circa 1920
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1920
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	5525
Call number	CHS-5525
Microfiche number	1-82-208
Legacy record ID	chs-m17409; USC-1-1-1-14212
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-5525
Archival file	chs_Volume99/CHS-5525.tiff

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