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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 296, 13 September 1927, Page 13

poisoning of been a tew cases in plant. ther° haie Deeu f a a natUTC Taranaki. tutu is very tempting in The fruit of the tutu is. very t 0 ih p o e tJst" ’but if the minute seeds are the t-a ßt ®' “{*“ trouble commences, as tempted measures of relief I cannot say anything about these. The tutu has been responsible for the loss of S ° I J JO valuable cattle in Taranaki at times. Several cows were brought cut from the Old Country in the early , days, and on being landed the first thing they went for was the tutu, with fatal results. It is well known now that cattle are veiy fond of tho plant, which, if eaten on a fairly full stomach, does little or no harm; but if taken on an empty stomach death follows in a short time. All manner of remedies were tried, the Maoris using a piece of wearing apparel which they set fire to and allowed the smoke to enter the nostrils of the animal. IS is generally believed that it is the shoots coming up out or the ground somewhat like asparagus that cause the trouble.