. Essentials of botany. Botany; Botany. 126 ESSENTIALS OF BOTANY Buckeye, horse-chestnut, and buckthorn leaves are so bitter that browsing animals and most insects let them alone. Tansy, ragweed, boneset, southernwood, and worm- wood are safe for the same reason. The nauseous taste of. Fig. 92. Stinging Hairs and Cutting Leaves. (All much magnified.) a, stinging hairs on leaf of nettle; 6, bristle of the hugloss; c, barbed margin of a leaf of sedge; d, barbed margin of a leaf of grass. many kinds of leaves and stems, such as those of the potato, and the fiery taste of horse-radish, make these
. Essentials of botany. Botany; Botany. 126 ESSENTIALS OF BOTANY Buckeye, horse-chestnut, and buckthorn leaves are so bitter that browsing animals and most insects let them alone. Tansy, ragweed, boneset, southernwood, and worm- wood are safe for the same reason. The nauseous taste of. Fig. 92. Stinging Hairs and Cutting Leaves. (All much magnified.) a, stinging hairs on leaf of nettle; 6, bristle of the hugloss; c, barbed margin of a leaf of sedge; d, barbed margin of a leaf of grass. many kinds of leaves and stems, such as those of the potato, and the fiery taste of horse-radish, make these substances uneatable for most animals. Poisonous plants are usually shunned by grown-up animals, though the young ones will sometimes eat such plants and may be killed by Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Boston, Ginn
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