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everywhere its three-divided leaf may be seen shining 

 brightly in the summer sun or flaunting its baleful red 

 among the innocent crimsons and golds of the fall. Even 

 the greenish or yellowish white berries looking as though 

 good to eat, are pretty and attractive. 



Poison Ivy and Virginia Creeper (Psedera quinquefolia 

 of the Vitacece or Grape Family) are often confused. The 

 chief distinction between them is the fact that the leaf of 

 the Poison Ivy has three divisions while that of the Vir- 

 ginia Creeper, as the name quinquefolia signifies, has five 

 divisions. 



Leaflets three, quickly flee. 

 Leaflets five, save alive. 



Berries white, dread the sight, 

 Berries red, have no dread. 



Or, in the words of an old saying, "The vine is safe to 

 pick, if there are as many divisions to the leaf as there are 

 fingers on your hand." 



This plant works its mischief in various ways. In the 

 spring, the hairs, and in the summer, the pollen, blown by 

 the wind often over great distances, cause the passerby 

 to be poisoned even when he has not gone near the vines. 

 If you have touched the Poison Ivy, the best thing to do 

 when you reach home is to rub freely with some pure 

 alcohol, for it alone cuts the semivolatile oil that is the 

 poisonous part of the plant. Water or a small quantity of 

 alcohol will only spread the oil. If alcohol is difficult to 

 obtain, white lead is good, but being such a severe poison 

 in itself, care must be taken in its use. Other efficient 

 remedies are photographers' hypo, ammonia, and Pond's 

 Extract. If one is conscious of having touched Poison 

 Ivy, while in the field, rubbing the hands with gritty sand 

 or gravel will often prevent trouble later. 



If the vine is discovered growing near frequented spots, 

 it may be destroyed by the application every few days of 



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