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riming wild. This plant has yellow flowers and a straight tap 

 root. The root so far as I know is not poisonous at least I am a 

 witness to the fact that the root of the wild plant is not poison- 

 ous since I have eaten it. Jimson weed is another poisonous 

 plant. The plant is narcotic and has a pungent odor. It has 

 large white flowers leaves and a spiny "pod" (capsule) with 

 numerous blackish seeds. These seeds are very poisonous. Poison 

 ivy is another poisonous plant of the state which is not generally 

 recognized by the laity. It is often mistaken for Virginia 

 creeper, but is readily distinguished by the three leaves the Vir- 

 ginia creeper having five the leaves of the poison ivy are also 

 wider. The poison ivy plant may grow erect or creeping over 

 bushes and up trees. The berries are white, while those of the 

 Virginia creeper are blue. Poison hemlock is another poison- 



Cowbane (Cicuta maculata). Common in low ground; flowers white, stem 

 hollow, fasciled, fleshy roots, "seed" fruit to the right; cross section lower 

 left hand corner. (U. S. Dept. Agr.) 



ous plant in the state, as yet not common it belongs to the 

 same family as the cowbane and parsnip. The plant has a rank; 

 smell something like mice. The flowers are white, small in urn- 



