In the _horse_, there are spasmodic movements of the hind-quarters and excessive excitement of the urinary genital organs. In _cattle_ there is cessation of rumination, grinding of teeth, dryness of muzzle, ptyalism, groaning, painful colic, dysentery, deeply sunken and watery eyes, anus wide open, and evacuation of very fœtid, blackish, glareous matter round the excrement. In _cows_ there may be suppression of milk, and abortion. In the _pig_ there is abundant salivation and vomiting, and the animal keeps its snout buried in the litter. There is also extremely fœtid diarrhœa, with dysentery. REFERENCES. 4, 16, 27, 73, 81, 128, 130, 141, 148, 151, 190, 192, 203, 217, 255. GRAMINEÆ. =Darnel= (_Lolium temulentum_ L.). The grass known as Darnel, of the same genus as rye-grass, has been recognized for centuries as a harmful species, and it is considered by some authorities that it is really the tares of Scripture which the enemy sowed among the wheat. Its effect on eyesight was known to the ancients[5], and its objectionable character was noted by Shakespeare:— Footnote 5: E.g. Ovid says “Let the fields be clear of darnel that weakens the eyes.” In Plautus’ comedy, _The Braggart Soldier_, one servant says to another, “’Tis a wonder that you are in the habit of feeding on darnel with wheat at so low a price.” “Why so?” “Because you are so dim of sight.” [_Agric. Jour. Union of S. Africa_, Jan. 1914, p. 82.] “Want ye corn for bread? I think the Duke of Burgundy will fast Before he’ll buy again at such a rate: ’Twas full of darnel: Do you like the taste?” —I _Henry_ VI, Act III, Sc. 2. Its effect when mixed with flour was also referred to by Gerarde (1597): “The new bread wherein Darnell is, eaten hot, causeth drunkenness; in like manner doth beere or ale wherein the seede is fallen, or put into the mault.”