Hello Wayne,
 
Asia Minor seems to be known because of poisonous honey since
antiquity. Especially "Rhododendron ponticum" and "Rhododendron luteum"
are said to cause nausea, dizziness, headache, visual defects and short
blindness. Both are members of the family ericaceae. They grow wild in
big quantities near the turkish Black sea coast in the East of the town
Samsun.
 
Regards,
R.E.Bahr
 
NISI APES FINIS
 
On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, Wayne Clifford wrote:
 
> Wow!  Was I surprised to read in the Western Garden Book that a plant that
> my wife and I were considering buying for landscaping was listed with
> "poisonous nectar!"  Have any of you heard of such a thing?  The plant is
> called Pieris (Genus) and is in the Ericacea family.  It is an evergreen
> shrub and has flowers that look similar to Vaccinium.
>
> I'll be interrested to hear what you all think about this.
>
> Wayne
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