| Show control of brake fern advisable brake fern or bracken fern an evergreen fern which beautifies a number of homes in richfield will bear watching an incident which occurred last week would indicate two little girls mistaking the fern for parsley ate so some me of it and within a few minutes found that their eyesight was greatly lin impaired and they were nauseated it was later learned that the brake fern had made them ill H W gore district agricultural inspector was asked about the characteristics of the plant referring to the colorado bulletin he found that this brake fern i is described as poisonous to animals although it causes little trouble in this way because it is distasteful to the animals and they do noot cat it unless it gets mixed with hay dilation of the pupil of the eye was given as an immediate effect caused by eating it in oregon where moisture conditions are favorable this plant has become a nuisance because of its profuse growth it is claimed it would probably be well for richfield rich field persons who have this plant rowing growing on their lots to keep it under control if they do not destroy it the plant seeds profusely and cutting of the seed stems before they are arc allowed to spread is advisable |
