Seed when castor beans have been ingested by animals. In addition, seeds containing amygdalin—apple, apricot, bitter almond, peach, plum, cherry, quince, and others—when consumed in sufficient amounts, may cause cyanide poisoning. Other seeds that contain poisons include annona, cotton, custard apple, datura, uncooked durian, golden chain, horse-chestnut, larkspur, locoweed, lychee, nectarine, rambutan, rosary pea, sour sop, sugar apple, wisteria, and yew. The seeds of the strychnine tree are also poisonous, containing the poison strychnine. The seeds of many legumes, including the common bean ("Phaseolus vulgaris"), contain proteins called lectins which can cause gastric distress if the beans are eaten without cooking.
The Golden Christmas Tree that will destroy all the Christmas trees on earth. The story demonstrates Barks' penchant for adapting Donald's character and those of the nephews to plot purposes. Here, the nephews are more childlike than usual because they must fall for the Witch's ruses. Donald himself (ordinarily a bungling coward) sets off in this story to rescue his nephews without a glimmer of cowardice. The Golden Christmas Tree The Golden Christmas Tree is a 20-page funny animal comic book Christmas story written, drawn, and lettered by Carl Barks. The story was first published in Four Color #203 (December 1948), with a cover