Deadly Harvest a Guide to Common Poisonous Plants

Deadly Harvest a Guide to Common Poisonous Plants by Kingsbury, J. M.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780030914799.

Anyone who raises plants, spends time in the country, or would like to live off the land, will need the information contained in this book. Deadly Harvest gives a clear and detailed explanation of where poisons are found, and lists the varieties of garden plants, hedge plants, and wild plants which are potential dangers to us all. The books practical and valuable advice covers both the problems of antidotes and the eradication of the plants themselves. There is also a fascinating history of mans encounter with plant dangers, including several medieval methods of deliberate poisoning as well as many illustrative cases of accidental poisoning. John M. Kingsbury is Professor of Botany in the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Lecturer in Phytotoxicology in the New York State Veterinary College, both at Cornell University. "An excellent introductory guide to poisonous plants ... directed to the intelligent layman and the beginning botanist." —Library Journal "On almost every page one learns something new about some familiar plant of home, garden, or field." —Baltimore Sun