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as is well known, the i)urc oil expressed from them is quite 

 harmless under ordinary conditions. 



Some ot the \yorst eases of jioisoning occur every j^ear from 



Fig. 204. — Yew [Ta.i'u.-y haccata, Yew Family, Taxacea'). Branches witli 

 leaves and staminate flowers (cT), ovule-bearing flowers (9), and 

 fruit (fr.); a, a single staminate flower; b, stamen with anthers still 

 closed; c, same, with anthers open for discliarging pollen; d, an ovule- 

 bearing flower, the tip of the ovule seen projecting beyond the pro- 

 tecting scale-leaves; c, same, cut vertically, shomng tip of the stem- 

 branch at x; f, fruit, half ripe, showing the cup-like envelope (aril) 

 growing up from the base of the young seed; g, ripe fruit; /(, same, cut 

 vertically; f, seed, cut vertically. (Eichler. Richard.) — Tree gro^\ang 

 20 m. tall; bark, reddish, flakj-; leaves dark green above; fruit (aril) 

 scarlet. 



eating poisoious mushrooms or "toadstools." Wliile any 

 intelligent person, under competent guidance can learn to 

 distinguish the edible species of fleshy fungi which grow 

 abundantly in our fields and woods, it is exceeding!}- danger- 



