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Taylor, 4 Hoffman, 5 Th. Husemann & A. Husemann, 6 van Praag, 7 and Opwyrda 

 Rebuteau, 8 Selmi,9 Bohm and von Boeck,io Dragendorff, 11 Falck, 12 and more 

 recent works by Joshua Nunn, 13 Smith, 14 Hutyra and Marck, 1 ^ to say nothing 

 of the recent contributions occurring in the American Veterinary Review, the 

 Journal of the Chemical Society, American Journal of Pharmacy, besides treat- 

 ises in many chemical and pharmaceutical journals. 



The modern work of Blyth, though a somewhat exhaustive treatise on the 

 subject of poisons, is not comprehensive so far as a large number of the poison- 

 our plants are concerned. Many popular treatises on the subject of poisonous 

 plants have appeared in nearly every European language both in ancient and mod- 

 ern times, but perhaps no one has contributed more to the subject of poisons 

 than Kobert, who has published several treatises, and one of his works "Practical 

 Toxicology for Physicians and Students" was translated into English by Dr. 

 Friedburg. Such men as Dr. M. Greshoff of Haarlem, published a number of ex- 

 tended treatises on the subject "Poisons, especially Hydrocyanic Acids and 

 Saponins, in Plants." His monograph on fish poisons and subsequent mono- 

 graphs two and three, really survey most of the poisonous plants of the world. 

 Nor should we omit to mention the many treatises by Prof. Power of Well- 

 come laboratory and his students who have investigated a large number of poi- 

 sonous plants or the work of Prof. Maiden of New South Wales, or of Cornevin 

 of France. 



RATZEBURG ON POISONOUS PLANTS. 



Between 1834 and 1838 there appeared the first part of the work of Brandt 

 and Ratzeburg on Phanerogamous poisonous plants of Germany, and in the year 

 1838 in the same work the poisonous Cryptogams by Phoebus. This like other 

 works of the time contained numerous fine colored plates. This work pertaining 

 to the flowering plants, lists the following plants of Germany as poisonous. 



Darnel (Lolium temulentum) Juniperus Sabina, Yew (Taxus baccata) Arum 

 maculatum, Colchicum autumnale, Fritillaria imperialis, Narcissus pseudonar, 

 sissus, Paris quadrifolia, Veratrum album, Aconite (Aconitum Anthora, A 

 Lycoctonum, A. Cammarum, A. altigaleatum, A. variable) Anemone nemorosa, 

 Caltha palustris, Helleborus niger, H. foetidus, H. viridis, Pulsatilla vulgaris, 

 Crowfoot {Ranunculus sceleratus, R. acris, R. alpestris, R. repens, R. bulbosus, R. 

 flammula, R. Thora), Papaver somniferum, Euphorbia palustris, . Cyparis- 

 sias, Rhus Toxicodendron, Acthusa Cynapium, Cicuta virosa, Conium maculatum, 

 Coronilla varia, Oenanthe fistulosa, Sium latifolium, Ledum palustre, Cyclamen 

 curopaeum, Daphne Mezereum, Nerium, Oleander, Cynanchum, Vincetoxicum, 

 Atropa Belladonna, Datura Stramonium, Hyoscyamus niger, Mandragora verna- 

 lis, Scopolina atropoides, Solanum nigrum, Digitalis purpurea, Gratiola officina- 



4 Principles and Practice of Medical Jurisprudence. 3 vols. London, 1873. 



5 Hoffmann, Lebrbuch der gerichtlichen Medicin. Sth ed. Wien, 1890-91. 



6 Husemann & Husemann, Handbuch der Toxicologie. Berlin, 1862. 



7 Leerboek voor practische giftleer. In Swee Theilen. Utrecht, 1871. 



8 Elemens de Toxicologie et de Medecine Legale, appliquees a 'lEmppisonnement. Paris, 

 1873. 2nd ed. by Ed. Bpurgoing, Paris, 1888. 



9 Studi di Tossicologio Chimica. Bologna, 1871. 



10 Bohm and von Boeck. Handbuch der Intoxicationen. (Bd. IS of the German edition 

 of Ziemssen's Cyclopaedia). 



11 Die gerichtlichchemische Ermittelung von Giften in Nahrungsmitteln, I/uftgemischen, 

 Speiseresten, Korpertheilen, etc. St. Petersburg, 1868. 3rd ed. Gottingen, 1888. 



12 Die Klinischtigen Intoxicationen (Handbuch der spec. Pathologic u. Therapie red. von 

 R. Virchow, Bd. 2.) Erlangen, 1854. 



is Veterinary Toxicology. Wm. R. Jenkins & Co., N. Y., 1901, 1907. 



14 A Manual of Veterinary Hygiene. Sth ed. Wm. R. Jenkins & Co., N. Y., 1035 pages. 



15 Specielle Pathologic and Therapie der Hausthiere. 



