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PLANTS WORTH KNOWING 



Name of Tree. 



i6. Osier 



17. Poplar 



18. Scotch and other 



Firs 



19. Sweet Chestnut 



20. Walnut . 



21. Willow 



Uses. 

 " Hearts of Oak/' the expression, 

 " Hearts of Oak are our Ships." 



This useful tree is cultivated in 

 swampy localities because of its 

 service for basket making. The 

 trees are cut down periodically so 

 that new young growth may 

 appear, which eventually becomes 

 of great commercial value. 



Wood light, spongy, but durable; 

 useful for scaffold poles, planks, 

 rafts, etc. 



Much used in underground work- 

 ings for making headings, etc. 



Fruit largely used as dessert, but 

 mostly comes from abroad. 



Fruit useful both in its shelled 

 state and when pickled in the 

 shell; wood very valuable for 

 furniture making. 



Wood light, but tough, and is, 

 therefore, greatly used for making 

 into cricket bats. 



III. POISONOUS PLANTS 



Name of Plant. 



I. Broom . 



2. White Bryony 



3. Buttercup 



Uses. 



Broom-tops are used as medicine, 

 but are very poisonous and 

 narcotic. 



Fruit a scarlet berry; root highly 

 virulent causing internal inflam- 

 mation; if applied to skin 

 produces blisters. 



All parts poisonous, producing 

 dysentery and can in rare cases 

 cause death. 



