Mrs. Burton xvi If thou wouldst attain to thy highest, go look upon a flower; what that does will-lessly , do thou willingly. Friedrich von schiller    Introduction   What a great moment in time to be on earth witnessing such vast changes on all levels of human endeavor, experiencing almost daily technological breakthroughs that promise longer and healthier life, the exchange of information on unprecedented levels and the nascent possibilities of peace on the global horizon. One of the frontiers of our age wh

Ed Barr   Ed Barr   7 It is through flowers that Nature expresses herself most harmoniously. The Mother   Oleanders and Other Poisonous Plants   We would like to preface this section with observations by a number of members of the International Oleander Society concerning the poisonous qualities of oleanders. It is their contention that it has suffered bad press and they hope to rectify I this with factual data. Kewpie Gaido called it her "holy grail" to bring to the atten'' tion of the public the fact that although millions of oleanders are grown in southern Texas and on Galveston Island, there have been no reports of fatalitie