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VETERINAEY TOXICOLOGY 



the dangerous exotic species D. cneorum and D. pontica 

 (from Asia Minor) are cultivated. 



Botanical Characters. — Mezereon (Fig. 37) is a shrub 



Fig. 38. — Daphne laureola. 



attaining about 3 feet, cultivated in gardens, but found wild 

 in woods, particularly in the South. The narrow lanceo- 

 late leaves form tufts at the ends of the branches, and the 



