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the burdock pushes itself into almost every waste 

 place where the ground is rich and where the neg- 

 lect of the owner per- 

 mits it to exist. Its 

 injury to crops is far 

 less than that of the 

 Canada thistle, but it 

 should not be allowed 

 to grow, as it is most 

 unsightly and offensive, 

 and its clinging burs, 

 besides being a source 

 of annoyance to man, 

 are' often a damage to 

 domestic animals. 



Being a biennial 

 plant, the burdock is 

 not difficult to destroy. 

 It dies, if left to itself, 

 at the end of the second FlG - 68 - Burdock, 



season. The important thing is to prevent its seeding, 

 and thus keep it from spreading. During the first year 

 of growth, the plant is easily destroyed by being pulled 

 up by the roots when the ground is very wet. Repeated 

 cutting a short distance below the surface of the ground 

 may be required the second season. But, whatever 

 method be adopted, the plant should never be permitted 

 to bloom. 



The White or Ox-Eye Daisy (called, also: Daisy, 

 White weed, Leucanthemum vulgare), Chrysanthemum 

 Leucanthemum. It seems a pity that we are compelled 



