150 STOCK-POISONING PLANTS OF MONTANA. 



and it was frequently observed that bands of sheep were feeding exclu- 

 sively upon the pods of A. drummondii. The pods when green have 

 an agreeable ilavor somewhat resembling that of the cultivated pea, 

 and since they grow in large numbers on each plant and are of con- 

 siderable size, it is an easy matter for sheep to fill themselves with 

 this one kind of forage. On some sheep ranges this plant grows 

 abundantly and it was noted that at the time when the pods were in 

 best condition for eating they were entirely stripped from the plants, 

 while the leaves and stems were left untouched. 



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