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permanganate of potash in the form of a drench : 5 to 10 grains for an 

 adult sheep or pig, 15 to 20 grains for a horse, and 30 to 50 grains for an 

 ox, dissolved in a pint or two pints of water. 



* Delphinium geyeri. — TheAVyoming larlispur is well known through- 

 out Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska under the name of poison weed. 



Fig. 84. — Dwarf larkspur {Del])liiniuvi 

 tricorne), one-third natural size. 



Fig. 8.5. — Cursed crowfoot (Bannnciihis 

 sccleratus.) 



It is reported to be the most troublesome plant to stock in Wyoming, the 

 dark-green tufts of foliage being especially tempting in spring when the 

 prairies are otherwise dry and barren. 



Delphinium recurvatum. — This species of larkspur grows in wet sub- 

 saline soil in the southern half of California. It has been reported from 

 San Luis Obispo county as fatal to animals. 



Delphinium scopulorum. — The tall mountain larkspur of the Rocky 

 Mountains has been reported to the Canadian Department of iVgriculture 

 as poisonous to cattle in the high western prairies of Canada. 



Delphinium trolliifolium. — This plant is common throughout the 

 coast region of northern Cahfornia, Oregon, and Washington. In 



