Living With Poisonous Plants
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The word POISON too often creates fear when it should suggest a warning. Many chemicals or common household substances used incorrectly, usually in the wrong quantity, can cause illness or even death; this is also true with certain plants. Left alone they are harmless. Bruised, crushed, or eaten in varying quantities, they may provoke effects which are upsetting, painful, or even fatal to man.
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