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Wilson Heflon, Herman Melville's Whaling Years. Ed. Mary K. Bercaw Edwards and Thomas F. Heffernan.(Book Review)
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Wilson Heflin, Herman Melville's Whaling Years. Ed. Mary K. Bercaw Edwards and Thomas F. Heffernan. Vanderbilt University Press, 2004. xxv, 332 pages.
Near the end of World War II, Wilson Heflin, a Navy Flight Instructor at Corpus Christi, Texas, was attending to some business in the belly of an airborne PBY amphibious aircraft. There was a jolt of turbulence, when he found himself suspended in air over the open bomb-bay doors, looking down at the earth beneath. Another jolt, and he safely made contact with the aircraft again, and lived to tell the tale.
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Poisonous plants of California.
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Poisonous plants; Dangerous tastings big threat to children.(LIFE - HOME)
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; ...adults not to buy poisonous plants, but also put them out of...common sense, says David Yost, plant specialist at Merrifield Garden...Fairfax County. "People and plants have lived together for hundreds...Garden Center to identify a plant a child may have eaten, he...often ask whether a ...
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 "Daily Press (Newport News, VA)")
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Guide to poisonous plants a handy home aid.
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; ...questioning the safety of many plants. You'll learn what plant parts irritate your...in the "Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants" co-published by...about everyday garden plants. The entire plant on Baptisia, a popular...called false indigo, is poisonous. So is clematis. ...
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The goat barn: Poisonous plants shouldn't be one of them.
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; ...grazing areas for plants poisonous to your goats...contributing factors to plant poisoning...many species of poisonous plants. These are...part of the plant containing the poison. Some plants may contain several poisonous principals...
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International Poisonous Plants Checklist.(International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence-Based Reference)(Brief article)(Book review)
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PROTECTING PETS FROM POISONOUS PLANTS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...incidentally, are also prone to plant poisoning. Most adult dogs and cats do not chew on plants enough to risk poisoning...attracted to investigate a new plant in their environment. There are a number of poisonous plants, both indoors and outdoors...
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POISONOUS PLANTS CAN TURN HOLIDAYS LESS THAN JOLLY
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press
; ...symptoms caused by various plants will help with treatment...doctor. Don't discard the plants. Elevate them on tables and plant stands or move the plants to an unused room where...ask if poinsettias are poisonous. They are not. The American...
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International Poisonous Plants Checklist.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch
; ...800-272-7737 Poisonous plants are to be...International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence...and arranged by plant toxicologist D...control for each cited plant. "International Poisonous Plants Checklist" also...
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What Ferdinand should know: poisonous plants come in different colors.
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Don't invite poisonous plants into your home
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; ...that a plain little plant could cause so much...Ms. Miller said. Poisonous plants are a particular problem...excused from the problem plant list, though. They...about any particular plant sensitivities. Plants toxic to humans frequently can be poisonous to pets, too, and...
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