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The articles of each of these groups are again arranged 

 in the order of their natural botanical sequence, from the 

 lowest to the highest plant. 



Poisonous Plants of the Vicinity of New York. Cases 122 

 and 123. — While a vast majority of plants are innocuous, 

 a number are decidedly poisonous, either to the touch or 

 when taken into the system. Although many of them are 

 not likely to be eaten, there are a few which, for special 

 reasons, are very liable to be so, and which are the cause 

 of many fatal accidents. Prominent among these are 

 pokeroot, sometimes mistaken for horseradish, aconite 

 root, often mistaken for the same condiment, pokeroot 

 shoots, eaten like asparagus without proper precautionary 

 preparation, veratrum leaves and stramonium leaves, 

 eaten as greens, Cicuta roots, eaten for Jerusalem arti- 

 chokes, and its stems, eaten for angelica, and belladonna 

 fruits and stramonium seeds, sometimes eaten by children. 

 Besides these, there are others which are liable to be eaten 

 with evil results by live stock. Owing to imperfect knowl- 

 edge of these poisonous species, accidents are liable to 

 occur, on the one hand, while on the other, unjustified fear 

 may prevent the use or handling of quite innocent plants. 

 It has therefore been deemed desirable to have a very com- 

 plete and carefully prepared exhibit of all poisonous plants, 

 both wild and cultivated, growing in the vicinity of New 

 York, which may be consulted or studied, especially by 

 children. At the time of the printing of this Guide, this 

 collection is very incomplete, so that it cannot be relied 

 upon as a complete guide on the subject. Plans are per- 

 fected, and will be promptly executed, for the perfection of 

 this exhibit. 



Insecticides. Case 124. — Many of the poisonous plants, 

 and some which are not so, have a wide use for the destruc- 

 tion of insect pests, in the house, infesting cultivated 

 plants, or even found upon the animal body. A number 

 of these are here exhibited and to them additions are 

 being made as opportunity affords. 



