27 AUGUST 1927, Page 20

There is nothing deceptive in the appearance of poisonous plants.

They are not wolves in sheep's clothing, but on the contrary, exactly what they seem—villains whose colour, shape, scent and habitat all proclaim the evil that is in thein. Mr. John Nash makes this very cleat in Poisonous Plants (Frederick Etchells and Hugh Macdonald. £2 12S. 6d.), which he has illustrated with sinister and masterful wood

engravings. * * *