POISONOUS PLANTS 



275 



Name of Plant. 



4. Cuckoo Pint 



5. Elder 



6. Fool's Parsley 



7. Foxglove 



8. Fungi 



9. Green Hellebore . 



10. Hemlock 



11. Henbane 



12. Laurel . 



Uses. 



Commonly known as Lords and 

 Ladies; all parts of the plant, 

 including leaves and fruit, are 

 poisonous. Do not be deceived 

 by the highly coloured fruit in 

 Autumn. Children have been 

 known, after eating the fruit, to 

 suffer from cramps and convul- 

 sions, and to succumb within ten 

 hours after eating same. 



Although berries and flowers are 

 useful, the bark, leaves, buds, and 

 juice of root are poisonous. 



Roots resemble Radishes, but must 

 be strictly avoided, as also the 

 leaves, which are very poisonous 

 and may cause death. 



All parts are poisonous, and al- 

 though a useful medicine, known 

 as Digitalis, is made from the 

 leaves, same should never be 

 used unless under medical advice 

 because of dangerous results 

 accruing from imprudent usage. 



Unless well acquainted with the 

 Edible Mushroom, better discard 

 Fungi altogether, as many are 

 deadly poisonous and only an 

 expert can distinguish them. 



Blossoms in early Spring in woods 

 and copses; a poisonous plant 

 that should be strictly avoided. 



This species and the Water Hem- 

 lock are both poisonous. 



The effects of this poisonous plant 

 are identical with those caused 

 by the Deadly Nightshade. 



Leaves highly dangerous, more so 

 in Autumn than Spring, contain- 

 ing Prussic Acid. 



