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Vet warns pet dogs and castor bean jewellery do not mix - Animal Friends Pet Insurance


Vet warns pet dogs and castor bean jewellery do not mix
Animal Friends Pet Insurance
Writing for the Reading Eagle, the expert explained that jewellery like this is often hand-strung with castor beans for beads, which are then painted ...

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Ask the vet's pets: Decorative castor beans can kill pets - Reading Eagle


Ask the vet's pets: Decorative castor beans can kill pets
Reading Eagle
She said the decorative beads, castor beans, can kill pets. Is she right? Daisy Responds: Even one bean from a castor bean plant, also called the castor oil ...

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Officials concerned about danger due to dry brush in fire-prone areas - Daily Breeze


Officials concerned about danger due to dry brush in fire-prone areas
Daily Breeze
... a dramatic blaze last August are now covered in dried mustard stalks, invasive plants that sprung up after the fire, along with fennel and castor bean. ...

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Tall annuals offer a good show and staying power - Seattle Times


Tall annuals offer a good show and staying power
Seattle Times
Castor bean (Ricinus 'Carmencita Bright Red') has huge, dark-red leaves, red stems and showy seed pods. • Elephant ears (Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic') ...

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Gardens on AAUW tour reflect the gardeners - Jamestown Sun


Gardens on AAUW tour reflect the gardeners
Jamestown Sun
Visitors Wednesday will see hibiscus, oleander, a castor bean and a golden locks elder. With banana plants, bougainvillea, a tea rose garden with a ...

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