POISONOUS WILD FLOWERS.
Recently, says an exchange, a small boy ate buttercups, and as a result died. Since then there has l>een published a list of poisonous wild Howers, popularly considered harmless, but certain to be fatal if eaten by a careless person or ignorant child. These flowers are: Buttercups, celandine, wood nemoiie, daffodils, narcissus, lily, snowdrop, jonquil, wild hyacinth, monk’s hood, foxglove, nightshade, briony, mezeron, and henbane.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XIX, 30 October 1897, Page 582
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68POISONOUS WILD FLOWERS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XIX, 30 October 1897, Page 582
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