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Noogoora Burr {Xanthium strumarium Linn.). 



This plant, which is sometimes called Cockle burr, grows very much like 

 a castor-oil plant whrri young ; it attains a height of 5 or 6 feet, and has 

 spreading branches which cover an area 5 or 6 feet in diameter. Its control 

 should be attempted in the same manner as Bathurst burr. Hoven. in 

 animals is sometimes attributed to their feeding on young growth of this 

 weed, though it is doubtful if it is actually poisonous as is sometimes 

 suggested. 



It has been proscribed throughout the whole of the State. 



Blue Weed or Paterson's Curse (Echinm plantagineum Linn.). 



That Paterson's Curse produces some feed is undoubted, but it is a 

 smothering, rough, coarse plant that chokes out all other grass and vegeta- 

 tion. On good soil it reaches a height of 5 feet, and may stool considerably, 

 but where it is very thick, each plant is usually limited to one flower-head 

 and to a height of 1 to 3 feet. 



It should be destroyed before it flowers, and stocking heavily with sheep 

 several times during the growing season has been found of use in this 

 direction. 



The following is a list of shires and municipalities in which this plant has 

 been proclaimed noxious: — 



Abererombie 



Apsley 



Bannockburn 



Berrigan 



Bland 



Blaxland 



Bogan 



Boree 



Carrathool 



Cessnock 



Cohbora 



Cockburn 



Conargo 



Coolamon 



Coreen 



Crookwell 



Shirks. 



Culcairii 



Balgety 



Demondrille 



Gadara 



Gilgandra 



Gloucester 



Goobang 



Gostwyck 



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Holbrook 



Hume 



Illaboo 



Jemalong 



Jindalee 



Kyeambab 



Lachlan 



