POISONOUS PLANTS 



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turn, the Water and the Poison 

 Hemlock, well known to the 

 ancients. 



The Water Hemlock is the 

 commoner of the two. It is a 

 smooth, straight herb, and has 

 a spindle-shaped, perennial root, a 

 hollow stem, much-divided com- 

 pound leaves, and flat clusters of 

 white flowers of the Wild Carrot 



