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man's-breeches.wild mustard and other common plants included 

 in the book, but one need not fear these as long as he does not 

 eat the plant or the particular part containing the poisonous 

 principle. 



This book may be considered as a companion volume to 

 Medsger's Edible Wild Plants, also published by Macmillan. 

 Some plants, — bracken, cowslip, ground cherry, mandrake, to 

 name a few — ^are listed in both books. In some cases the plant 

 is edible if cooked and poisonous if eaten uncooked; in others 

 unripe fruits are poisonous, ripe ones wholesome. This is the 

 only up-to-date book on the subject of poisonous plants, is as 

 complete as it is possible to make it, written so as to be intelli- 

 gible to everyone, and attractive with its many illustrations. 

 Several hundred references to the literature, mostly articles in 

 journals and government and state publications are given. 



