Perfumed nights 3

Posted to The Age (7/12/2011) on 8/12/2011 at 9:05 PM
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My comment was directed to Cheryl NOT stressing enough the danger of Angel’s trumpet, which is also known as devil's weed. Consuming the leaves and seeds of this plant can lead to severe symptoms of toxicity, including hallucinations, seizures and coma. The most severe cases of its poisoning result in death.

(In comparison with rhubarb which contains poisonous substances in the leaves, one has to consume 5kg of rhubarb leaves to yield 24 gm of pure oxalic acid, lethal enough to cause death.)

Perfumed nights 2

Posted to The Age (7/12/2011) on 9/12/2011 at 11:54 AM
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Note. This is a response to the newspaper reader Cook who thought that I was hysterical to call for the removal of Angel's Trumpet from gardens. My previous blog can be found by clicking on the link
http://sinfongchannewspapers.blogspot.com/2011/12/perfumed-nights.html

Sigh, sigh, sigh! Cook, if all poisonous plants are removed from the gardens, there will be plenty of non-poisonous plants left, like all those mentioned in the article.

Just in case this logic is not simple enough for you to understand, I provide the following example: If dog owners are not allowed to keep dangerous dogs like pit bull terrier, they still have the option to keep non-aggressive dogs Pomeranian, Labrador, etc.

That's elementary, Cook!

Perfumed nights

Posted to The Age (7/12/2011) on 8/12/2011 at 11:13 AM
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It is a pity that Cheryl Maddock did not stress enough the danger of Angel's Trumpet, and in fact, should recommend that the plant be removed from gardens. This plant is fairly toxic, and when ingested may cause hallucination, and even fatal.