10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUMB-CANE»
Discover the use of
dumb-cane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dumb-cane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Poisonous Plants of Paradise: First Aid and Medical ...
In 1997, the Hawaii Poison Center received calls from five people exposed to
dieffenbachia; in 1998, seven people called. These numbers represent only a
fraction of the number of dumb cane exposures experienced by Hawai'i residents
and ...
Susan Scott, Craig Thomas, 2000
2
Dictionary of Jamaican English
1927 Beckwith 16, Dumb-cane. The juice of the root is said to be used to poison
an enemy. Rubbed upon the hat band it will produce insanity, according to
intelligent informants in Port Antonio. 1942 HPJ, Dumb- cane, .used in Obeah.
Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, 2002
3
Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver
Cyclamen. mite. Insufficient. light. Sunburn. Cyclamen mite damage Problem:
Leaves become curled, wrinkled, and cupped in scattered areas. New leaves
may be more severely affected, remain very small, have a bronze discoloration,
and ...
Denny Schrock, Ortho Books, 2004
4
The South African what Flower is That?
Dumb cane Poisonous evergreen foliage plant with leaves to 600 mm, green and
blotched with cream. D. maculata Central and South America Dierama pendulum
DlERAMA lridaceae Dainty drooping bells carried on long, slender, grass-like ...
5
Dumb Cane and Daffodils: Poisonous Plants in the House and ...
Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitats, and harmful effects of several varieties of plants grown in North America.
6
Comprehensive English-Hindi dictionary:
... I v.t — to render speechless, to make dumb qiuB ilscl TOT, I n.— Dumb bell, a
double-headed weight swung to develop the hand muscles vt any object or figure
with two knobs at both the ends <5t TJ3t qitfl a stupid person ^jTlf 1 Dumb cane, ...
Bholānātha Tivārī, Amaranātha Kapūra, Viśvaprakāśa Gupta, 1998
7
Courtyards: Aesthetic, Social, and Thermal Delight
}Specracular Hue- green foliage, bur perhaps nor a planr rhar mures close
coruacr.] DATE PLUM, see Pfioenw aacryli/era. DATURA, see Brngmansia,
DAYULY, see Dieffenbacbia. 5 DUMB CANE. Large evergreen houseplanr wfrh
big, ofren ...
8
Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
It readily hydrolyses to amino- phenol and may thus be injurious if used
extensively for extended periods of time. nonnutritive. dumb cane. dumbcane.
See Dieffenbachia. dumbcane (dumb cane). Dieffenbachia. dundugu. Naja
nigricollis. dunu ...
9
Where Gods Gamble: A Tale of American Mythology
must have decided “dieffenbachia” was too many letters to squeeze into
anything's name, and so had nicknamed the species “dumb cane”. Dumb cane.
Dumb cane? He thought back to when he first heard the words, and fairly
scowled from ...
10
Poisonous Plants of California
The descriptions for the following two species of Dieffenbachia emphasize the
toxic problems associated with plants of the Arum Family: Dieffenbachia
maculata [D. picta], Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumb Cane Dieffenbachia seguine,
Dumb Cane, ...
