No. 1, July, 1920] UNCLASSIFIED PUHLICATIONS 273 



1832. Pammbl, L. II. Poison hemlock. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 513. 1919.— The 

 occurrence of poison hemlock, Conium mactUalum, is noted for I {el lev in: I lowtk),( I olden (Colo- 



rado), and I be neighbor!) I of Salt Lake City. A description of I he plant and the symptoms 



it produces is given. — C. I). Marsh. 



183i>. Pammbl, L. II. Suspected poisonous plant from Arkansas. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 

 14: 417—418. 1919. — A plant of Ranunculus aborlivus was sent by a correspondent who 



thought it might have been the cause of deal h in cat 1 If. The reply suggests that, while this 

 and other buttercups are acrid, there is no evidence that they poison cattle. — C. I). Marsh. 



1834. Pammel, L. II. Poisoning from cowbane. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 119. 1919. — 

 The weed (Cicula) does not produce injury when dried and cured. Warning is given to use 

 gloves when pulling it, as cases of fatal poisoning of human beings have followed contact 

 with the plant. [See also Bot. Absts. 4, Entry 1830.]— C. D. Marsh. 



1835. Pammel, L. H. Poisoning from sorghum and Sudan grass. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 

 14: 30-31. 1919. — A brief discussion of the subject with accounts of cases. — C. D. Marsh. 



1836. Pammbl, L. H. Sorghum blight. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14:189. 1919.— In 

 answer to a query as to whether the red streaks on sorghum cane are connected with its 

 poisonous properties, answer is made that the streaks are due to Bacillus sorghi and have 

 nothing to do with the toxicity of the sorghum. — C. D. Marsh. 



1S37. Pammel, L. H. White snakeroot poisonous in Illinois. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 

 31. 1919. — Describes the symptoms exhibited b} r calves poisoned by Eupatorium urticaejolium 

 and gives details of the treatment used. The symptoms were considered as diagnostic of 

 trembles or milksickness. — C. D. Marsh. 



1838. Pammel, L. H. Pingue poisoning in Arizona. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 32. 1919. — 

 Reports information from Williams, Arizona, of the poisoning of sheep in that neighborhood, 

 and adds some information from other sources. Pingue is the Mexican name for Hymenoxys 

 floribunda. — C. D. Marsh. 



1839. Pammel, L. H. Deadly nightshade and bitter-sweet. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 

 192. 1919. — Reports a case of poisoning of a sheep by Solanum nigrum and states that the 

 leaves are toxic to animals. The fruit is used for making jams and has little toxicity. — C. D. 

 Marsh. 



1840. Pammel, L. H. Poisoning from horsetail. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 245-246. 

 1919. — Replying to a correspondent who suggest that cerebrospinal meningitis may be pro- 

 duced in horses by Equisetum arvense, it is stated that the weed does produce a form of 

 paralysis, but not cerebrospinal meningitis. Statements from Pammel's Manual of poisonous 

 plants are given. [See also Bot. Absts. 4, Entry 1823.] — C. D. Marsh. 



1841. Pammel, L. H. Sesban or mole-bean poisonous. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 246. 

 1919. — A correspondent reported that the mole-bean (Sesbania platycarpa) is said to poison 

 cattle in North Carolina. The author says that it belongs to a family containing many 

 poisonous plants, and has previously been suspected of being poisonous. — C. D. Marsh. 



1842. Pammel, L. H. Mechanical irritation of some plants. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 

 307-308. 1919. — Mucuna pruriens, Hordeum jubatum, Stipa spartea, Stipa comata and species 

 of Opuntia, are mentioned as plants producing mechanical irritation in stock. Brown and 

 Anderson are quoted regarding calcium oxalate crystals in Arisaema triphyllum and Calo- 

 casia, and the acrid principle in Phytolacca. — C. D. Marsh. 



1843. Pammel, L. H. A little history on ergotism. Amer. Jour. Vet. Med. 14: 357-358. 

 1919. — The author had supposed that the outbreak of ergotism in Kansas in 1SS4 was first 

 correctly diagnosed by Dr. Stalker. Dr. Faville claims, in a letter, to be the first to make 

 the correct diagnosis. — C. D. Marsh. 



