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Injurious Fodder and Poisonous Plants. 
plant had fully grown, when the animals will easily discrim- 
inate the plant by its odour and not eat it. The farmers 
followed his advice and from that time losses ceased. 
V. B.’ — CEnanthe crocata L. (Water Dropwort). Stem: 3 ft. 
to 5 ft. high, much branched. Leaves : two to three pinnate ; 
leaflets stalked, roundish or wedge shaped. The upper leaves 
narrower. Flowers: white, in large umbels. July. Roots : 
tuberous. Place of growth: wet places. Perennial. 
V. C . — CEnanthe Phellandrium Lam. (Fine Leaved Water 
Dropwort). Stem: 2 ft. to 3 ft. high ; very thick below ; 
stoloniferous. Leaves : divided into very flne acute segments. 
Flowers: white, in dense umbels. July to September. 
Roots: fibrous. Place of growth: in the water of 
ditches and ponds. Biennial. 
Qualities: Both plants are highly poiSonous, especially the 
roots. They are easily pulled up by the animals, as they grow 
loosely on the borders of ditches and ponds. The symptoms 
of the poisoning are similar to those of water hemlock ; in 
addition, however, blood is vomited in many cases. Sheep are 
said not to be poisoned by these plants. 
V. D. — ^thusa C^napiw?i L. (FooVb Parsley). Stem: 4 in. 
to 12 in. high. Leaves : doubly pinnate, dark green, of un- 
pleasant odour. Flowers: white, in terminal umbels. July 
and August. It may be easily distinguished from other umbel- 
liferous plants by having at the base of each partial cluster of 
flowers three long and narrow leaves, which are on the outer 
side. Place of growth: cultivated ground. Annual. 
Qualities : This plant closely resembles parsley, especially 
in its young condition. It may be easily recognised by the 
disagreeable odour when the leaves are crushed. The symp- 
toms noticed in ca^es poisoned by this deleterious plant are 
nausea, vomiting, difficulty in chewing, and paralysis of the 
limbs, succeeded by death in many cases. 
VI. K.—Peracleum Sphondylium L. (Hogweed). Stem: 
2 ft. to 5 ft. high, channelled, hairy. Leaves: lower — very 
large, irregularly cut ; upj^er — pinnate ; leaflets lobed or 
segmented. Flowers: white in large spreading umbels. 
J uly . Place of growth: hedge banks. Perennial. 
Qualities : The juice of this plant is very acrid, the symp- 
toms of slight injuries are blistering of the lips and mouth of 
animals and discharge from the nostrils. Pigs seem to like the 
the plant ; hence its name, hogweed. The opinions on the 
poisonous properties of this plant greatly vary. It is certainly 
a plant which is injurious to cattle in a degree, but not to be 
considered a dangerous plant. 
' The figures and letters in front of the names refer to the plate and 
illustration. 
