. Fig. 106.—Staggerbush [Pieris mari- Fig. 107.—Great laurel {Rhododendron maxi- ana), showing flowering branch, mum). «-, Flowering branch ; b, fruiting one-third natural size. capsules—both one-third natural size. of the Allegheny Mountains. It is well known in that region to be fatal to all kinds of stock. * Leucothoe racemosa.—The swamp Leucotlioc of the Atlantic and Gulf States has been reported from New Jersey as especially fatal to calves. * Pieris mariana.—The stagger bush of the Atlantic Coast region, Tennessee, and Arkansas is commonly known to be poisonous to calves and to sheep. Th


. Fig. 106.—Staggerbush [Pieris mari- Fig. 107.—Great laurel {Rhododendron maxi- ana), showing flowering branch, mum). «-, Flowering branch ; b, fruiting one-third natural size. capsules—both one-third natural size. of the Allegheny Mountains. It is well known in that region to be fatal to all kinds of stock. * Leucothoe racemosa.—The swamp Leucotlioc of the Atlantic and Gulf States has been reported from New Jersey as especially fatal to calves. * Pieris mariana.—The stagger bush of the Atlantic Coast region, Tennessee, and Arkansas is commonly known to be poisonous to calves and to sheep. The name stagger bush was applied to the shrub on account of the peculiar intoxicating effect of the leaves. * Rhododendron californicum. — The California rhododendron is


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