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Rh of 15 minutes, proved to be quite ineffective (fig. 54). The action of this gas was so poisonous that restoration of fresh air did not bring about any revival. The plant was subsequently

found to have died under the poisonous effect of this gas.

Nitrogen monoxide or laughing-gas has but little effect: there may, however, be a slight excitatory action. Nitrogen