38 MISC. PUBLICATION 101, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
stock seldom graze this bush and seem to have little or no taste for 
it. The species is generally reputed to be poisonous and is judged 
to be ee for repeated cattle deaths occurring on the Shasta 
National Forest. 
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eer 6.—California sweetshrub (Calycanthus occidentalis), a California bush apparently 
more or less poisonous to cattle. It is valued in cultivation for its showy, fruity 
fragrant blossoms 
LAUREL FAMILY (LAURACEAE) 
This aromatic family embraces all the true laurels, including 
the cultivated Grecian or European laurel (Laurus nobilis), also 
camphor-tree (Cinnamomum camphora), cinnamon (Cinnamomum 
zeylanicum), avocado (Persea americana), and the sassafras of the 
Eastern States. 
