On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:45:58 +0100, Martin Brown
wrote:


You often get bay and citrus trees from garden centres with a warning
not to eat any of the fruit that season. I wonder how many people do?

Given that I have seen oleander on sale in supermarkets without adequate
warnings of its very serious toxicity to humans. It is telling that they
warn of skin and eye irritation. I wonder if one of them was a euphorbia
- the sap from them can cause excruciating pain in the eyes.

General rule of thumb is sap runs clear is OK sap is milky latex then
beware (counter example is lettuce which is safe to eat).

A well known supermarket with an orange theme in its branding has a habit of
placing daffodils for sale on its vegetable stands.

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