| Descript |
180 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Glossary -- First aid and emergency advice from the Medical Toxicology Information Services -- Introduction -- A safe garden -- Fruiting plants of "low" toxicity -- The most toxic plants (at a glance) -- Plant profiles -- Sources of further information -- Acknowledgments -- Key to berry and flower colour [i.e., color] -- Index. |
| Summary |
"This accessible guidebook is the result of a longstanding collaboration between the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Medical Toxicology Information Services at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London. Helpful descriptions and more than 230 photographs will assist you in identifying 132 of the most poisonous plants and plant groups likely to be encountered as pot plants, in flower beds and vegetable plots, and in more natural environments"--Cover, p. 4. |
| Subject |
Poisonous plants -- England -- Identification.
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Poisonous plants -- Toxicology -- England.
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Poisonous plants -- England -- Pictorial works.
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| Add Author |
Hawkins, Leonard.
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Kennedy, Katherine.
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| ISBN |
9781842464069 |
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