I thought this one would amuse some people.
Do you realise we all have these super hyper dangerous plants growing
in amongst out garden flowers. We must all be terrified. ARGH! Danger
Danger Danger
;-)


South Wales Evening post.
GRASS VERGE FLOWERS ARE DRUG POPPIES


09 July 2003



Opium poppies are growing in the grass verges in Burry Port. Visitors
to the area have been remarking on the pretty poppies which line the
roads.

The Mayor of Burry Port Clive Howells even allowed some people to help
themselves when they asked if they could take some of the poppy heads.

He had no idea they were anything other than nice flowers.

But council officers are now urgently removing the poppies after
receiving expert advice about their true nature.

The alarming discovery was made by Carmarthenshire county recorder and
president of the Botanical Society of Great Britain Richard Pryce.

Mr Pryce said last night: "I have advised the county's countryside
officers Elwyn Hughes and Rosie Carmichael that they are harbouring in
their vergespapaver somniferum which is restricted in some countries
because it is used for making addictive narcotic drugs."

The poppies run alongside Sea View Terrace and flank the link road to
Baccia that runs behind Club Bach.

A county council spokesman said: "We are taking urgent action to
remove them. We are as shocked at