Friday, June 20, 2008
SURINAM CHERRY
1) it is a slow growing tree
2) it can reach a height of 5m
3) it resembles a lattern
4) ripe fruits are soft, juicy, have a strawberry flavour
5) can be eaten fresh or made into jams, jelly, syrups, wines, candles
LANTANA
1) it is a small prickly shrub
2) its leaves are paired, ovate, hairy
3) it releases a pungent smell
4) flowers are clustered
5) fruits turn blue black when ripe
6) treat bronchial trouble, sore eyes, fevers
7) toxic weed
8) symptoms of poisoning: vomit, diarrhoea, lethargy
9) victims: coma, liver damage
Signing off=) p.s never continue my camp stories=p