Plants Poisonous to Live Stock

CONTENTS

CHAP.		PAGE
I.	Introduction	1

	What is a Poisonous Plant? Harm done by Poisonous Plants. Circumstances in which Poisoning occurs. Effect of Soil, Climate and Cultivation on the Toxic Properties of Plants. Variation in the Poisonous Parts of Plants. Eradication of Poisonous Plants. Treatment of Poisoned Animals. Tests with Suspected Plants. Legal Aspect of Plant Poisoning. The Toxic Principles of Plants.

II.	RanunculaceÆ. PapaveraceÆ. CruciferÆ. CaryophyllaceÆ. HypericineÆ. GeraniaceÆ	9

III.	CelastraceÆ. RhamnaceÆ. PapilionaceÆ. RosaceÆ. CucurbitaceÆ. UmbelliferÆ	24

IV.	AraliaceÆ. CaprifoliaceÆ. CompositÆ. EricaceÆ. PrimulaceÆ. OleaceÆ. ConvolvulaceÆ. SolanaceÆ	43

V.	ScrophularineÆ. PolygonaceÆ. ThymelaceÆ. EuphorbiaceÆ. AmentaceÆ. ConiferÆ. AroideÆ	61

VI.	DioscorideÆ. LiliaceÆ. GramineÆ. EquisetaceÆ. Filices. Fungi	78

VII.	Plants suspected of being Poisonous	92

VIII.	The Effects of Plants on Milk. Plants which cause Mechanical Injury	99

IX.	Classification of Poisons	103

	Bibliography	106

	Index	114


	Photograph of three varieties of Phaseolus beans, of Castor Oil Beans, Indian Peas, and Ergot	Frontispiece

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