At 11:14 PM 7/31/2004 +0100, you wrote: >I tried some attractive looking (matt purple) berries in my garden >today, but spat them out because they tasted like grass. Be careful. Some berries are poisonous. Jet berries can kill you. See: http://www.donwiss.com/pictures/F-2000-08-20/h0004.htm Then the common nightshade is poisonous, but won't kill you. See: http://www.donwiss.com/pictures/F-2000-07-29/h0022.htm Don.