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Stinkwort (Inula graveolens Desf.). 



As its name implies, this plant has a nasty smell, which is noticeable also 

 in the milk of cowSj and even the mutton of sheep depasture.! on it for some 

 time ; though stock do not eat it readily. It is a straight stemmed plant of 

 a nice green colour, and has small yellow flowers. Methods of eradication 

 must he started in the early stages of infestation to be effective, and th^y 

 must consist of pulling up or hoeing out. 



Following is the list of shires and municipalities that have proclaim, d the 

 weed : — 



Saffron or False Star Thistle {Carthamus hnatvs Linn.). 



This weed is often called Star thistle, though it must he distinguished 

 from the True Star thistle (see page 808), and it is known by the name of 

 Chinese thistle in other districts. It is a prickly plant that grows in bushy 

 masses and attains a height of 2 or 3 feet. The flowers are yellow and are 

 surrounded by prickly clasping leaves, almost the same shape as those that 

 clasp the stem. The stem is a little furrowed, and usually more or less 

 silvery in appearance. The plant, particularly the upper portion of it, is 

 more or less thinly-woolly, or spider-webby. 



< "utting before the seed matures and burning when sufficiently dry is the 

 only method of keeping it in control: the seeds are light and are blown 

 about by the wind. 



