THE NATURALIST, VOL. 2

Journal of the West-Riding Consolidated Naturalists Society, and Manual of Exchange in All Departments of Natural History, With Which Is Incorporated the Entomologists Journal, From May, 1865, to May, 1866R. Acris, L. Upright Meadow Crowfoot. P. April - December. Common. Sometimes with double flowers. Most of the species of Ranunculus are poisonous, but this plant is most dangerous, and serious accidents have happened to children from eating it. Like most of its genus the poison ous principle seems to be destroyed by drying - therefore it is freely eaten by horses and cattle when mixed with hay, although they pass it by when growing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.