POISOXS. 



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CAPER (Euphorbia Lathyris). 



The Caper is a biennial often 

 found in gardens ; the seeds 

 are very purgative, and to some 

 persons poisonous. This plant 

 bearing the name of Caper, 

 many persons have erroneously 

 thought the seeds to be the 

 ordinary "Capers " sold at shops 

 for making " Caper -sauce." 

 These, however, are the flower- 

 buds of quite another plant, 

 known as " Capparis spinosa," 



Caper. 



WILD LETTUCE (Lactuca virosa). 



The "Wild Lettuce is a biennial 

 plant flowering in July and Au- 

 gust ; it is found growing on the 

 banks of ditches, and is suffi- 

 ciently narcotic to be called 

 poisonous. The dried juice has 

 been used as a substitute for 

 opium, but by cultivation the 

 narcotic property is nearly or 

 altogether lost. 



Wild Lettuce. 



