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POISONOUS PLANTS 



they are emetic and purgative and have proved 

 fatal to sheep. 



The bark, leaves, and fruit are all injurious ; for 

 children have been made to suffer by eating the 

 violently purgative fruit. 



Fig. 17*. Euonymus europaeus ; Spindle-tree (in fruit). 



Although the tree has a sufficiently pronounced 

 odour, goats and sheep which have browsed upon 

 the leaves have suffered. 



A species from South Europe and another from 

 Japan are cultivated ; so that children should be 



