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PLANTS WORTH KNOWING 



Name of Plant 



17. Wormwood 



Uses. 



. Juice obtained from leaves^ when 

 boiled^ useful as a pick-me-up 

 and should be taken like quinine. 



Note. — Any of the above plants mentioned as poisonous, but 

 useful medicinally, should not be used without advice from a 

 competent person. 



Name of Tree. 

 I. Alder 



2. Ash 



3. Beech 



4. Blackthorn . 



5. Box 



6. Cherry . 



7. Crab Apple 

 3. Elder 



II. USEFUL TREES 



Uses. 



. Although wood is soft and quickly 

 decays, this tree is useful because 

 of durability in water or under 

 ground. 



. Wood hard, tough, and yet elastic. 

 Largely used for Hop poles in 

 Kent and other Hopfields, also 

 for hurdle making. 



. Wood fine grained, but brittle and 

 not very strong; easy to work 

 where turnery is employed. 



. Yields a fruit known as Sloe use- 

 ful for making into wine, and 

 branches make very strong walk- 

 ing-sticks and an effective weapon 

 of defence. 



. Wood very hard and close grained; 

 useful for engraving blocks, etc. 



. Provides a luscious fruit; wood 

 largely used for making pipes, 

 cabinets, and musical instru- 

 ments. 



. Yields small apples. 



. Wine may be made from the purple 

 berries, and is very serviceable, 

 taken hot, for coughs and colds. 

 Flowers yield a volatile oil by 

 distilling, and is then used for 

 poultices, etc. 



