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Show POISONOUS PLANTS OFTriEi WESTERN RANGES &L I PREPARED BY THE , i p j4f U.S. DEPARTMENT ff W , OF AGRICULTURE - i-jCr"- L Or ' )T ZOCQ UmZFZOCO, ORWtfTZEW&D 1. e ACI1 yenr poisonous yjfe ixg- P'onts nro responsible ffim W$5e& tor lare lOBBCB Of ffm IV. llvo stock on tho -I t western ranges. Al- f though thoro Ib a VHilw larg0 llst of P,ants SjSmm, whoso poisonous rSpjPT' qtinlltles might pos-V?3' pos-V?3' slbly do harm this af.. '"e nual loss is almost entirely tho work of a very limited number. It stockmen, ndeod, would learn to rocognlzo without fail half a dozen of tho moro dangerous plants their stock would go through tho year practlcnlly unharmed. un-harmed. Many stockmen already possess pos-sess this knowledge, but It is also true that thero aro others who do not know what plants to avoid or where these enemies are mdst likely to bo found. Common names, such bb "loco," "poison "poi-son weed" and "parsnip" aro used In a very indefinite way. Of these plants tho clcuta, or water hemlock (Fig. 1), is tho only one that Is dangerous to man. It c&uses ox-cesslvo ox-cesslvo frothing at tho mouth, gnashing gnash-ing of teeth, pain nnd nausea which result in violent convulsions, and oven death. It is poisonous at any season but does most of its damago in tho spring and early summer. For domestic domes-tic animals there Is no remedy, but an emetic will frequently save mno. It grows from three to four Let In height with a white flower. Tho root In tho poisonous portion of tho plant. Tho locos are perhaps tho most common com-mon of all the moro poisonous plants. Thoro nro many varieties, but the ono Illustrated in figuro 2 is ono of tho worst. It afreets horses, cattle and Bheep, causing progressive emaciation which after a time varying from a few weeks to two or threo years may bring about starvation for the animal ceases ultimately either to eat or to drink. iaw jfARitsmR Good food, laxatives, strychnine for cattlo and Feeler's solution for horses aro recommended as remedies. All parts of tho plant aro poisonous. It is from six Inches to a foot In height with flowers that vary from pure white to shades of purple and pink. Tho larkspur on tho other hand affects af-fects only cattle. There are two common com-mon varletlos tho tall larkspur (Fig. 3) and tho low larkspur. Tho tall larkspur lark-spur grows roir- three to seven feet In height nnd tho low from six Inches to ono and ono-half feet. The flowers of both aro vlolet-bluo and purple. All parts of tho plant aro poisonous, but after, It has blossomed the poisonous properties nro lost. It Is most to bo feared, therefore, In spring and early summer. Tho first symptoms aro repeated re-peated falling, accompanied by such weakness that the animal Is unable to rise for somo time. When on Its feet it staggers. Nausea and vomiting come later nnd death from respiratory paralysis Is apt to bo tho outcome. The affected animals should bo kept Btill with their hoads up hill and hypodermic hypo-dermic Injections of eserlno and whisky administered. Sheep find tho lupine particularly dangerous. This plant (Fig. 4) growB rrom ono to two reet In height with flowers or a light bluo or bluo-vlolet. All pods and seeds aro poisonous in the lato summer or rail. Sheep suffering suffer-ing from luplno poisoning, show nervousness nerv-ousness nnd weakness. Thoy becomo unduly sleepy nnd suffer rrom partial paralysis and aro ultimately taken with convulsions which lead to denth. Tho zygandenus, or death camas (Fig. 5) Ib also particularly dangerous to sheep, but It affects horses nnd cattlo cat-tlo as well. All parts of tho plant nro poisonous but tho seed especially so. Frothing nt tho mouth, vomiting, trembling, with spasmodic gasping ror breath aro symptoms or thlB poisoning. poison-ing. It is not unusual for tho animal to He ror days boforo death relieves it. Tho color or the flower is greenish yellow, tho plant growing rrom rour Inches to ono and one-hair reet in height. ir stockmon will famlllarizo themselves them-selves with tho nppearnnco of these plants and with tho symptoms thai they cause It Is believed that thoy can safeguard their hords from thorn without serious dlfllculty. Bulletins describing in detail somo or tho plants havo already been issued by tho United StateB department or agriculture agricul-ture and will bo sent free on application applica-tion while tho department's supply lasts. Tho plants already described aro those which It Ib most necessary to avoid. |