. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. UMBELLIFERAE — COWBANE 657 rick formerly of the Oregon Experiment Station have shown experimentally that this species is poisonous. A bulb was cut in small pieces, mixed with a carrot and fed to a two year old gfrade heifer. The animal was fed at 8:00 a. m. and at 9:30 it was dead. A post-mortem examination showed that pieces. Fig. 374. Oregon water hemlock (Cicuta vagans): a, plant with leaves, one-sixth natural size; b and b', root
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. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. UMBELLIFERAE — COWBANE 657 rick formerly of the Oregon Experiment Station have shown experimentally that this species is poisonous. A bulb was cut in small pieces, mixed with a carrot and fed to a two year old gfrade heifer. The animal was fed at 8:00 a. m. and at 9:30 it was dead. A post-mortem examination showed that pieces. Fig. 374. Oregon water hemlock (Cicuta vagans): a, plant with leaves, one-sixth natural size; b and b', rootstock and horizontal roots, showing section, half size; c, terminal leaflets, one-sixth natural size; d, flowering spray. (U. S. Dept. Agr.) of the root occurred in the rumen, and in the reticulum or second stomach. Only a very small portion of the root had been eaten by the animal. Two grams were found in the stomach. The lungs were highly congested. The following day a one year old calf was fed with the poisonous roots. The temperature of the animal was normal, IQZYz". Two bulbs the size of an egg were cut and mixed with carrots; this material was eaten under protest. The roots were fed at 9:15 a. m. and at 9:40 the temperature was 103; at 10:00, 103J4°; at 10:25, 104° and the animal was trembling about the flanks, the eyes watered freely; at 10:35 the animal was excited and the temperature was 104^°; at 10:45 the animal fell over on its side in a spasm. The eyes were drawn and the muscles were rigid and Contracted violently. Before death an attempt was made to revive the animal by giving it spirits of turpentine; this caused the calf to recover its feet and walk about. A second. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Cedar Rapids, Ia. , The Torc