The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-03
VINES THAT ARE POISONOUS
|csversment Issues n List of Those
Ysund In Northwest-WRshin
tom Has Hut Few.

A pamphlet just published by V. X.
Chestnut. assistant botanist In the de
Dssiment OF agriculture. and which is
| keing generally circulated throughout
| he Northwest. treats of thirty different
Ieemmon vines and trees that are poison
|oas. They are to be found In all the
| Northwestern states with the single ex-
kspsIon OF Washington. In speaking OF
then the pamphlet says:
In view Of the frequent complaints
msfk by farmers and others against
various plants as poisonous to man and
L. u animals, II Is surprising that no Illus
tfated account has been published of our
harmful native species In such form as
70 h readily accessible TO those who are
most likely 10 suffer from their effects.
Then again, II IL an acknowledged fact
thes Az no statistical Information can be
obtained II Ia impossible TO estimate the
damage caused each year by the consump-
fien OF poisonous growth by animals and
people In Oregon there is plant which
siis On the average 100 cattle per annum.
rolorado has paid over s2Oo,0O0 In vain
% erierminate a loco-weed. Poison ivy
y yearly causing thousands OF people
distress and cannot possibly be extermi-
pa.sd All that can be done is TO place
nesgse the people liable to such damage
Information which Will help them to keep
within safety"
The deadly pokeweed. which II found
y Quantities In Minnesota and South Da-
hata. II thus described.
4 smooth, rank and succulent peren-
fss', 81 to nine feet IN height, which
eFsSs az over the United States, Is the
Possseed or lalap. 1t is not SO deadly
2 " effects II eaten as the hellebore or
tA1ssegi Its root IL used for many
heasehod purposes. In tho fall II bears
sh.nns parple-blaek berries"
pant which grows 10 much extent I'm
Vaeat nelds In the Northern states is tho
IN coekla II Is an annual and IN whit
nv and Woolly In appearance. II bears
~ MOVERS and numerous rough black
Tyus u Is quite prevalent In Europe
ssonns IN frequently produced by "A
containing cookie seeds.
sa.se are various varieties Of lRrkspur
a are poisonous. the dwarf Wyo-
aat and the purple. The dwarf lark
~ flows IN Ohio, North Carolina and
mnaeso'a Cattle that cat Il die. and
ns,,{.,' $3.50 o death have been reported,
| aNwAtig from ohio. The lArkspur
s.s. erscs herb. about nine inches I'm
$3.50 VIII palmately lohed leaves aud
s,sst's OF snowy flowers The wyoming
49, aslef Is found In Wyoming and North
. csl,sesstsua and the purple larkspur IN
~ montana and South Dakota.
$3.50. ~ poison Ivy. which Mr. Chestnut
y. aefs one OF the most common and
ms, aisAsreeable plants no saws.
h,.s IVY grows CNrry where I'm omen
- - tANlnes and on the borders 81
| ~ -, Ne u spread along the roadaidrs
salnfated aelds from so,ds cgrricd
~ s,Nt woodpeckcrs and other birds
/ rsso,sss' ~ appn It's fruit In wintrr
| ss--A" isnorNnce or cnroleg4naaa and
s,ssNe immirent risk ~ causing grrtt
-. nsepmiort % many persons this
a. -e'il. times PLANTED about suburban
psa,,.-, s'l residences for the sake OF
- ecelsFs Wild On aLiuda,c., th,,,,,.h
a ~, h'tsu states - far west aa Tex
asss and Minnesota ana In srr,atSr
1 - aeNndahce throughout the l.as
ssa,,sr aeas OK the Nvst with the ex
~, y, california aud the western
ufvgun eud Washington "