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1. POISON SUMACH: Rhus Vernix. 

 Cashew Family. June. 



Shrub 6-15 feet high. Found on wet, low 

 ground. Very poisonous. Western Maine to 

 Ontario and southward. 

 Flowers — Small, whitish green in loose clusters 

 from the angles of the leaves. Fruit 

 small, dry, grayish white berries. 

 Leaves — 7-13 leaflets without teeth. Leaf- 

 stalks red. 



2. POISON IVY: Three-Leaved Ivy: Mercury. 



Rhus Toxicodendron. 

 Cashew Family. June — July. 



A plant sometimes vine-like in habit, some- 

 times bushy. Found along roadsides, on 

 fences and stone walls, tree-trunks, and run- 

 ning over the ground. Poisonous, and very 

 common. 

 Flowers — Tiny, greenish white, in clusters. Fruit 



dry, grayish white berries. 

 Leaves — In groups of 3 leaflets (Common Ivy, 

 Virginia Creeper or Woodbine has 5), 

 toothless or irregularly notched. 



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