BRYONY
Two plants are included under this name, Bryonia dioica, white bryony (N.O. Cucurbitaceæ), the only indigenous cucurbitaceous plant, and the Tamus communis, black bryony (N.O. Dioscoreaceæ). Both the bryonia dioica and the tamus communis possess active irritant properties. They are of importance from the fact of their growing wild, and the possibility of the fruit being eaten by children.