Top: "STRAMONIUM LEAVES // C33665 // (Datura Stramonium Lin.) // No. 255 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONT. // CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - Thornapple, Jamestown // weed, Jimson weed; Feuilles d stra- // moine, Fr.; Stechapfelblätter, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The leaves. // NATURAL ORDER - Solanaceæ. // HABITAT - N. temperate zone."; back: "PROPERTIES - Anodyne and anti- // spasmodic. The leaves are used in // the form of cigarettes for asthma. // POISONOUS. Antidotes - emetics, stom- // ach pump, stimulants.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-3 Row B
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 5.1 cm x Width 5.1 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label yellowed; insect exit holes on bottom, left and right sides; plastic still sealed; some plant material has escaped packet and is trapped in the plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
Personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000; "Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," Jack Willson, part 1, page 4.
Research Facts
The plastic wrap is not part of the original packaging; it was added to protect the materials as they were collected after 1949.