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Buddlea
Polygala Dalmaisiana
Sage
Leek
Dracaena Indivisa
Chrysophyllum Cainito
Guernsey Lily (nerine Sarniense)
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Libertia Formosa
Libonia Floribunda
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Chervil
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Dieffenbachia Seguina
This has acquired the name of dumb cane,
in consequence of its fleshy, cane-like stems, rendering
speechless any person who may happen to bite them, their acrid
poison causing the tongue to swell to an immense size. An ointment
for applying to dropsical swellings is prepared by boiling the
juice in lard. Notwithstanding its acridity, a wholesome starch is
prepared from the stem.
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