deadly nightshade en Botanic Superlatives: The Deadliest Garden
<!--paging_filter--><p><em>"I wondered why so many gardens
around the world focused on the healing power of plants rather
than their ability to kill. I felt that most children I knew
would be more interested in hearing how a plant killed, how long
it would take you to die if you ate it, and how gruesome and
painful the death might be."</em> —Duchess of Northumberland, on
curating the Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle.</p> <p><a href=""
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