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Paint Brush, Devil's Paint Brush or Orange Hawk Weed. 



[Hieracium aurantiacum, L.) 



This is another weed which is gaining- ground in Ontario. It has 

 been common for some time in the eastern part of the Province, but is 

 now reported as being found as far west as Oxford County. It has been 

 found in the vicinity of Guelph for several years. It is being dispersed as 



Fig. 21. Orange Ilawkweed or 



Devil's Paint Brush. 



{Hieracium aurantiacum) 



an impurity in clover seed, and by means of its tufted seeds, which arc 

 blown about by the wind. It is a serious pest when it gets into meadows 

 and pastures, as it spreads rapidly by runners and soon crowds out the 

 grass. Careful watch should therefore be kept to prevent its establish- 

 ment upon the farms of Ontario. 



