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DR. LIAUTARD AND THE LOVING CUP. 
It is an excellent precaution to allow animals in pastures 
containing larkspur only when well fed, and then only for short 
periods, until they become thoroughly familiar with the delete¬ 
rious nature of the plants. 
The tall mountain larkspur (. Delphinium trolliifolium\ some¬ 
times known as cow poison, grows in moist, shady places from 
Monterey, Cal., to British Columbia. Reports of poisoning 
come from California and Oregon. The poisonous qualities of 
this species have, however, been considerably questioned. 
A lavender-colored, fleshy larkspur ( Delphinium recurvatum\ 
which grows in moist saline soils south of San Francisco and 
Stockton, in California, is particularly reported as fatal to ani¬ 
mals in San Luis Obispo county. The seeds of the European 
stavesacre (Delphinium siaphisagrict) has long been regarded as 
a powerful poison. The seeds of the commonly introduced 
larkspur ( D . consolida) is regarded as less poisonous ; the leaf 
is reputed to be poisonous to cattle in Europe. The leaf of the 
stavesacre has only recently been shown to be poisonous. The 
properties of the roots of these and other species are not well 
known. Little or no attention has as yet been paid by Ameri¬ 
can chemists to the native larkspur, hence it is not known how 
poisonous they are in comparison with the European species. 
DR. LIAUTARD AND THE LOVING CUP. 
It was the intention of the junior editor of the Review to 
have published the accompanying illustrations in connection 
with the report of the presentation of the loving cup to Dr. 
Liautard by the Alumni Association of the American Veterinary 
College on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, which 
was celebrated by a banquet at the Manhattan Hotel, New 
York City, Sept. 5th. A satisfactory photo of the cup could 
not, however, be obtained, until Dr. Robert W. Ellis, the tem¬ 
porary custodian of the trophy, exerted his talents in that direc¬ 
tion. Dr. Ellis’ letter of transmissal explains itself so well that 
it is herewith given in full. 
New York, November 20, 1899. 
Dear Dr. Bell: 
I send you by this mail a photograph of the cup presented to our 
dear old Dean, and pioneer of our profession in America, Prof. Eiautard, 
at our last alumni dinner and silver anniversary of the American Veter¬ 
inary College, by his boys, the Alumnae. This family of boys is so 
