Economical Uj of the Ranunculus aquatilis, An r 7 
iebteth by all the five fpecies of -— on which. thefe trials were 
made. - -It does not appear by either edition. of the Pan Suecus, that ; 
any trials were made with R. arvenfis ; and though horned cattle and 
horfes will ‘eat this fpecies greedily, (although not without fubfe- 
quent iuis is it is died dt to sine been. eese deleterious t to 
ippofed, of an sided difeafe ; but awash examination ha 
covered, that this deftruétion ‘was owing to the Ranunculus arven/is, 
The hiftory of: this accidentis- circumftantially: related im the 
Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Turin, by M. Brugnon*. - "The 
herb grows luxuriantly in Piedmont, and the theep fed with much 
eagernefs upon it. "The effeéts here mentioned were not imme- 
, but progreffi es and M. Brugnon, on further inveftig 
was convinces they were principally: owing to the roots of the plant; > 
fince by experiments: purpofely made,on dogs, thefe animals were 
almoft inftantly killed by them. On the diffection of the fheep, : all 
the four conco&tive orent: were found. Sepik with exxfipsiatons 
mifchief had c RE enm ep erm ge rio 
The avidity with which fheep, horfes, and cows, eat the Ranun- ; 
culus arvenfis, is, as M, Brygnon juftly obferves, an. exception. tothe 
commonly received maxim, that. herbivorous animals are, by inflin&  ~ 
gA 
led to reject. whatever is noxious. - We fee frequently, that. hun = 
will impel our . domefticated cattle, efpecially: on being firft. turned 
to grafs in e Spring, to eat almoft all gris, promifeuoufly : : 
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* Memoires de L’ Académie Royale des Sciences. plo. 17883785, à Turin 
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sie OL. V. ; D 5g Mete 
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