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THE COMPLETE GRAZIER. 



BOOK IX. 



Folygonacece. Common Dock, p. 851. 

 Water Dock, p. 852. 

 Sorrel, p. 852. 

 Knot-grass, p. 855. 

 Snakeweed, p. 855. 

 Bearbind, p. 866. 



Urticacece. Small nettle, p. 857. 



Stinging nettle, p. 857. 

 Graminece. Couch -grass, p. 855. 



Wild Oat, p. 858. 



Rye Brome-grass, p. 858. 



Soft Brome-grass, p. 858. 



In the foregoing paragraphs, we have here and there given state- 

 ments showing how prolific are our common weeds in the produc- 

 tion of seed, with what ease these seeds are transported from place 

 to place, and how rapidly they take root and nourish. The great 

 importance will be seen, then, of preventing the seeding of weeds, 

 and of remembering the truth of the old adage : " One year's seeding 

 is seven years' weeding." 



POISONOUS PLANTS. The following native British plants are all 

 more or less poisonous : 



Common Name. 



Monkshood .... 

 Red-berried bryony . 

 Hemlock .... 

 Fool's parsley .... 

 Water dropwort . . 

 Water parsnip .... 

 Cowbane .... 



Henbane 



Woody nightshade or bitter-sweet 

 Deadly nightshade 

 Figwort ..... 

 Foxglove .... 

 Meadow saffron 



Darnel 



Yew 



Systematic Name. 

 Aconitum Napellus, L. 

 Bryonia dioica, L. . 

 Conium maculatum, L. 

 .iEthusa Cynapium, L. 

 (Enanthe sp. 



Sium sp. ... 

 Cicuta virosa, L. 

 Hyoscyamus niger, L. 

 Solanum Dulcamara, L. 

 Atropa Belladonna . 

 Scrophnlaria sp. 

 Digitalis purpurea, L. 

 Colchicum autumnale, L. 

 Lolium temulentum, L. 

 Taxus baccata, L. . 



Natural Order. 

 Ranunculacese. 

 Cucurbitacese. 

 Umbelliferffi. 



Solanacese. 



Scrophularinese. 







Melanthaceae. 

 Graminere. 

 Conifer. 



In addition to the poisonous plants just enumerated there are several 

 others which, if not poisonous, yet possess the capacity of adversely 

 affecting the flavour or quality of milk. They include the hedge 

 mustard (Sisymbrium Alliaria, Scop., nat. ord. Cruciferse), also known 

 by such names as garlic mustard, sauce alone, and Jack-by-the-hedge ; 

 it has a powerful onion-like odour. Of strong-smelling compositaceous 

 plants, objection should be taken to the tansy (Tanacetum vulgare, L.), 

 which grows in waste places ; the wormwoods, especially Artemisia 

 Absinthium, L., which is common in hedgerows ; the wild chamomile, 

 or feverfew, Matricaria Chamomilla, L. ; the common chamomile, 

 Anthemis nobilis, L. ; the corn chamomile, Anthemis arvensis, L. ; and 

 the stinking chamomile, Anthemis Cotula, L. The butterwort, 

 Pinguicula vulgaris, L. (nat. ord. Lentibulariacese), and the various 

 species of garlic, chives or ransoms, belonging to the genus Allium 

 (nat. ord. Liliacese), are also to be avoided. 



