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234 COMMON WEEDS 



Sweet Vernal, Rough-stalked Meadow- 

 grass, Mouse-ear Chickweed, Couch, 

 Ox-eye Daisy, Pig-nut (Conopodium\ 

 Cow Parsley (Petroselinum}, Meadow 

 Barley-grass, Cat's-ear, Corn Marigold, 

 Stinking Mayweed, Wild Carrot, Cow- 

 slip, Broom, Gorse, Dyer's Green-weed, 

 Silver- weed. 



Many of the weeds only mentioned once or twice 

 may prove very serious pests, and the fact that only 

 one or two farmers named in the list have found them 

 troublesome is sufficient evidence to show that where 

 they occur an endeavour should be made to keep them 

 down. It is clear that the methods of attacking a given 

 weed vary somewhat in different districts, while in some 

 cases uncertainty exists, or no practical plan of eradi- 

 cation or prevention is known or suggested. The 

 practical notes written by the authorities who have 

 supplied the returns deserve every consideration. 



