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THE YOUXG FLORIST. 



As Margaret was admiring the Monk's 

 Hood, she observed that she had heard it pro- 

 nounced a poisonous plant. 



Henry. It is a deadly poison, and should 

 be known to all who cultivate it. Linnaeus 

 says, that an ignorant surgeon prescribed the 

 leaves, and on the patient refusing to take 

 them, he took them himself, and died. 



Some persons, only taking the effluvia of 

 the herb in full flower into the nostrils, have 

 been seized with swooning fits, and have lost 

 their sight for two or three days. 



Margaret. The whole plant is curious and 

 handsome : but the terrible account you give 

 of it, seems to balance the beauty, and I shall 

 look at it for the future with suspicion. 



H. Here is the Digitalis or Fox Glove, 

 which, though very beautiful, is a violent poi- 

 son ; but is valuable in medicine. There is 

 no danger of being injured by handling these 



