Slide 1 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30
Slide 2 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 DON’T EAT THE DAFFODILS
Slide 3 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 The following presentation will I HOPE
Slide 4 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Draw your attention to some plants
Which have a secret
DAFFODIL :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 DAFFODIL
DAFFODIL :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Diarrhoea
Vomiting
Staggering
Collapse
Unconsciousness
Coma
Death in a few hours
~ 250g can be fatal DAFFODIL All parts poisonous Causing
Digitalis or Foxglove :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Digitalis or Foxglove
Digitalis or Foxglove :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Causes
HEART ATTACK
All parts poisonous
Dangerously irregular heartbeat and pulse
Mental confusion.
May be fatal. Digitalis or Foxglove
Monkshood :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Monkshood
Monkshood :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Used by Chinese as poison for poison darts
All parts extremely poisonous
Restlessness, salivation, nausea, vomiting, vertigo and
DEATH Monkshood
Sweet Pea :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Will make you severely sick
If enough ingested………..
DEATH Sweet Pea
Laburnum :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Laburnum
Laburnum :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Severe poisoning.
Excitement
Staggering
Convulsions and coma.
About 30 seeds, 6 seed pods can KILL Laburnum
Belladonna :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Belladonna
Belladonna :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Also called
Deadly Nightshade
All parts are poisonous
Can be fatal Belladonna
Broom :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Broom
Broom :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Broom Seed pods look like peas
About 30 seeds, 6 seed pods can KILL
Aquilegia :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Aquilegia
Aquilegia :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Digestive upset
Nervous excitement
Depression.
May be fatal. Aquilegia
Brugmansia :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Brugmansia
Brugmansia :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Very sweet smelling plant
Ingestion of a little sap can cause throat to swell
Difficulty in swallowing Brugmansia
LUPIN :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 LUPIN
LUPIN :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Seeds very poisonous
Cause vomiting and convulsions. LUPIN
Morning Glory :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Morning Glory
Morning Glory :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 produces horrific hallucinations Morning Glory
LOBELIA :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 LOBELIA
LOBELIA :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Vomiting
Convulsions
May be FATAL LOBELIA
DELPHINIUM :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 DELPHINIUM
DELPHINIUM :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 All parts extremely poisonous
Restlessness, salivation, nausea, vomiting, vertigo and
DEATH DELPHINIUM
Larkspur :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Larkspur
Larkspur :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Restlessness
Salivation
Nausea
Vomiting
Vertigo and
DEATH Larkspur
POTATO :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 POTATO
POTATO :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Same family as Deadly Night shade
ALL PLANT POISONOUS
Except the tubers POTATO
TOMATO :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 TOMATO
TOMATO :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Same family as Deadly Night shade
ALL PLANT POISONOUS
Except the FRUITS TOMATO
Rhubarb :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Rhubarb
Rhubarb :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Fatal.
Large amounts of raw or cooked leaves can cause convulsions,
coma,
followed rapidly by death. Rhubarb
BEANS :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 BEANS
BEANS :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 These vegetables should not be eaten RAW
Severe indigestion
Always cook your beans
Certain types can be fatal BEANS
SOYA :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 SOYA
SOYA :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 These vegetables should not be eaten RAW
Contain inhibitors for protein ingestion SOYA
APPLE :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 APPLE
APPLE :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 The seeds from the apple
Are very poisonous
They contain
ARSENIC APPLE
….And the best of all :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 ….And the best of all THE
THE DESTROYING
ANGEL
Slide 47 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30
Slide 48 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 A small mushroom
About the size
Of a 2p piece
The Destroying angel :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 The Destroying angel
The Destroying angel :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 You become violently ill
Severe vomiting
Severe diarrhoea
You then get BETTER The Destroying angel
Slide 51 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Only to die a week or so later
From total internal organ failure
Fact :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Fact Poisoned pair mistook daffodils for onions
From the archive, first published Saturday 15th Sep 2001.
A couple suffered severe food poisoning after mistaking daffodil bulbs for onions.
FACT: Wales Echo - 29 June 1999 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 FACT: Wales Echo - 29 June 1999 Dennis Verity, of Bridgend, South Wales, who was partially sighted
fried some daffodil bulbs for lunch on his 88th birthday last October, thinking they were onions.
Slide 54 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 He became violently ill the next day
and died in hospital from
daffodil poisoning and a malfunction of the heart.
Word of warning :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Word of warning
Slide 56 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Some plants cause DERMITITIS
Some plants cause blistering of the skin
Some plants cause your mouth to swell
Some plants cause discoloration of the skin
Some plants cause nausea
Slide 57 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 If something looks nice in the garden
Be sure
You know what it is, before you eat it
Slide 58 :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Always wash your hands after
Touching things
In the
garden
THE END :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 THE END
Music :Sunday, 03 August 2008 S. D. Lampitt 03/08/2008 09:47:30 Music Silver Machine - Hawkwind
Excerpt -Toccata and Fugue - Bach
Excerpt – Funeral March – Wagner
Excerpt – The Day After Tomorrow
Adagio for strings – Samuel Barber