Bleeding Heart (see Dicentra spectabilis)

Capsicum species

   Common Names:  Red Pepper, Cayenne Pepper

   Description:	Plants with elliptic, smooth-edged
                leaves.  Flowers are usually white
                with a purple tinge.  Fruit is a
                pod containing many seeds, which
                turn red, orange, or yellow at
                maturity.

   Toxic Part:  Fruits

   Symptoms:    Ingestion of fruit causes burning
                rash, swollen tissues, intense eye
                irritation, irritation of the lips,
                mouth, throat, stomach.  Ingestion
                may also result in vomiting and
                diarrhea.  Contact with skin may
                cause burning or reddening of skin. 
                Smoke from burning plants may cause
                eye irritation.

Chrysanthemum species

       Common Names:  Chrysanthemum, Daisy, Feverfew, Marguerite

       Description:    Showy flowers in almost all colors except blue.

       Toxic Part:      Leaves and stems.

       Symptoms:      Skin contact may cause dermatitis.

Colchicum species

   Common Names:  Crocus, Autumn Crocus, Fall Crocus,
                  Meadow Saffron, Mysteria,
                  Vellorita, Wonder Bulb.

   Description:	Tubular purple or white flowers
                which emerge from the underground
                bulb.

   Toxic Part:  Whole plant is very poisonous.

   Symptoms:    Upon ingestion, immediate burning
                pain in mouth and throat with
                intense thirst followed by nausea,
                vomiting, and diarrhea.  Less than
                one flower can be deadly.

Crocus (see Colchicum species)

Daffodil (see Narcissus species)

Hyacinth (see Hyacinthus orientalis)

Hyacinthus orientalis

   Common Names:  Garden Hyacinth

   Description:	Bulbous herbs with long, narrow
                leaves.  Has flowers of white,
                yellow, red, pink or blue.

   Toxic Part:  Bulbs

   Symptoms:    Ingestion causes stomach cramps,
                nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Hydrangea macrophylla

   Common Names:  Hydrangea, Hills-of-Snow,
                  Hortensia, POPO-HAU, Seven Bark

   Description:	Large bush of up to 15 feet.  Stems
                and twigs are usually reddish
                brown.  The leaves are 6 inches or
                longer, dark green above, grayish
                and fuzzy beneath, and scalloped
                around the margin.  The tiny white
                flowers are borne in huge clusters. 
                Flowers may also be rose, deep blue
                or greenish white in color.

   Toxic Part:  Flower bud is the most poisonous.

   Symptoms:    Ingestion may cause cyanide
                poisoning.  Some hours may elapse
                after ingestion before symptoms
                appear.  Abdominal pain, vomiting,
                lethargy, and sweating may develop.

Iris species

   Common Names:  Iris, Flags, Fleur-de-Lis

   Description:	Lily-like with leaves which are
                long and narrow.  Flowers are large
                with pink, blue, lilac, and purple
                to white, brown, yellow, orange and
                almost black flowers.

   Toxic Part:  Leaves and rootstock.

   Symptoms:    Burning and severe pain in the
                intestinal tract; nausea and severe
                diarrhea.  Skin irritation may
                result from the sap and seeds in
                some species.

Jonquil (see Narcissus species)

Lathyrus species

   Common Names:  Sweet Pea, Everlasting Peas

   Description:	Climbing plants with showy flowers,
                singly or in clusters and are red,
                pink, white, yellow, blue or purple
                in color.  Fruit is a usually flat
                legume pod containing several
                seeds.

   Toxic Part:  Entire plant, especially the seeds.

   Symptoms:    Upon ingestion, causes permanent
                paralysis, slow and weak pulse,
                shallow breathing, pain, weakness,
                tremors, excitement, and
                convulsions.

Lobelia species

   Common Names:  Cardinal Flower, Indian Tobacco,
                  Asthma Weed, Bladderpod Lobelia,
                  Emetic Weed, Eye Bright, Gag Root,
                  Puke Weed, Wild Tobacco, Blue
                  Cardinal Flower, Great Blue
                  Lobelia.

   Description:	Flowers are distinctive in having
                two small petals opposed by three
                large petals.  Flowers may be blue,
                pink, red, yellow, or white.

   Toxic Part:  Entire plant.

   Symptoms:    Poisoning uncommon except when
                plant extracts are employed in home
                medicine.

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

   Common Names:  Tomato

   Description: Erect to trailing herb with lobed
                or toothed leaves.  Flowers are
                yellow.  Fruit is smooth and more
                or less round, usually red.

   Toxic Part:  Leaves, vines, and sprouts.

   Symptoms:    Headache, stomach pain, vomiting,
                diarrhea, subnormal temperature,
                and circulatory and respiratory
                depression.

Narcissus species

   Common Names:  Daffodil, Jonquil, Narcisco,
                  Narcissus, Paciencia.

   Description:	Grown from a bulb.  May be one or
                more flowers which are usually
                white or yellow.

   Toxic Part:  Bulbs (mistaken for onions)

   Symptoms:    Nausea, vomiting and sometimes
                diarrhea.

Ornamental Pepper (see Capsicum species)

Potato (see Solanum tuberosum)

Rheum rhabarbarum

   Common Names:  Rhubarb, Garden Rhubarb, Pieplant,
                  Wineplant

   Description:	Thick fleshy stalks with large
                leaves.

   Toxic Part:  Leaf blades.

   Symptoms:    Nausea, violent vomiting, nasal
                bleeding, stomach pains, headache,
                backache, weakness, difficulty in
                breathing, and burning of mouth and
                throat.  Death occurs rapidly if
                large amounts of leaf blades are
                eaten.

Rhubarb (see Rheum rhabarbarum)

Solanum tuberosum

   Common Names:  Potato, Irish Potato, White Potato

   Description:	Upright herbs with edible
                underground tubers.  Leaves are
                oval and pinnately divided. 
                Flowers are white or bluish and in
                clusters.  Fruits are rounded
                yellowish or green berries.

   Toxic Parts: Green and spoiled potatoes,
                sprouts, and unripe berries.

   Symptoms:    Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
                headache, stomach pain, cold and
                clammy skin, dilated pupils,
                circulatory and respiratory
                depression, shock, and paralysis.

Tomato (vines) (see Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Tulip (see Tulipa species)

Tulipa species

   Common Names:  Tulip

   Description:	Most grow to about 2-feet tall.  Blooms occur in May
                and are a characteristic bowl shape.

   Toxic Part:  Bulbs

   Symptoms:    Contact Dermatitis.  On ingestion, may cause nausea,
                vomiting, increased salivation and heart palpitations.