PLANTS POISONOUS TO EAT 213 
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; as is well known, the pure oil expressed from them is quite 
harmless under ordinary conditions. 
Some of the worst cases of poisoning occur every year from 
Fic. 204.—Yew (Taxus baccata, Yew Family, Tazxacee). Branches with 
leaves and staminate flowers (oc), ovule-bearing flowers (2), and 
fruit (fr.); a, a single staminate flower; b, stamen with anthers still 
closed; c, same, with anthers open for discharging pollen; d, an ovule- 
bearing flower, the tip of the ovule seen projecting beyond the pro- 
tecting scale-leaves; e, same, cut vertically, showing tip of the stem- 
branch at z; f, fruit, half ripe, showing the cup-like envelope (aril) 
growing up from the base of the young seed; g, ripe fruit; h, same, cut 
vertically; 7, seed, cut vertically. (Eichler, Richard:)—Tree growing 
-20 7m tall; bark, reddish, flaky; leaves dark green above; fruit (aril) 
scarlet. 
eating poisonous mushrooms or ‘‘toadstools.”’ While any 
intelligent person; under competent guidance can learn to 
distinguish the edible species of fleshy fungi which grow 
abundantly in our fields and woods, it is exceedingly danger- 
