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At Crossthwait's Museum^ in Keswick, a gentleman 

 inadvertently swallowed one of these seeds in the even- 

 ing, and at night he was so dangerously ill tliat medi- 

 cal aid ^^'^s thought necessary to sa\e his life. As 

 tliCse facts have happened to persons within my own 

 knowledge, I have no doubt of the poisonous na- 

 ture of these peasj and as they are usually given to 

 children, it \vouId be prudent to discontinue that prac- 

 tice, as there is danger of their being swallowed in their 

 amusements. 



British Plants of this Order. 



Botanical Generic Names. Common Names. 



17 Anthyllis 1 Kidney Vetch 



C3 Astragalus 3 Milk Vztch 



17 Genista 3 Greenweed 



67 Hedysarum 1 Saintfoin 



3 HiPPOCREPis 1 Horse-shoe Vetch 



23 Lathyrus 7 Grass Vetch 



23 Lotus 1 C layer 



11 Medicago 6 Lucerne 



3 8 Ononis 2 Ground Furze 



5 Ornithopus 1 Birds-foot 



16 Oroeus 2 Bitter Vetch 



3 PisuM 1 Pea 



27 Spartium 1 Broom 



31 Trifolium 1; Trefoil 



3 Ulex 2 Furze 



25 ViCIA 9 VlTCH 



