Title and Description of the Book
GARBOCCI Andrea - CAZZUOLA Ferdinando, Italian Forage: good and bad forage plants for cattle, growing naturally and artificially in Italy, published by Ermanno Loescher, Turin, 1888, 22,7x15,4 cm, original paperback binding with title, pp. VIII-234-2-(1), with 174 text illustrations.

Description of the illustration

Illstr. n. 39 and 40, pag. 57 - Illstr. n. 39: Lolium italicum commonly known as Giogliarello or Gioglio (it is one of the best forage plants, very much sought-after for cattle feeding). Illstr. n. 40: Lolium temulentum commonly known as Gioglio or Lollio. Weed that grows in both wheat and rye fields, it is also injurious to human health, if eaten in a rather big quantity it can cause spasms and delirum.Forage plant when still young, although its seeds can be injurious to cattle, expecially to horses.