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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.
Jane Percy Duchess of Northumberland
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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.
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Jane Percy

Duchess of Northumberland

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