HOW THE MISCHIEF IS DONE
_* The follr.wlnq is from the G'lristohuroh "Freßs" of Tharad»y:~Blr Munning,of Addingtou, called at the Agricultural cfliio yesterday afternoon, with a handle of straw aaod as packing m a case of y\m orocka imported from Englaud. Mr Ma-phy pronounced the Btraw to be i£feated with tha following needs— Agrostia o<mina (oommongly called tvrlt cb), Oarduu3 arvqesis (or so-called Cmadfan thioUe), Oonvolvnlua sepium (or largß bindweed). The straw containß anoth6r weed, nvt dlatingaleh^blo. The t* 0 former weeds we \ have ia abanclarc3, but tha larger biadweod has not yet foanu its way lu'o our tislde, girdona and hedgerows. It ia a troublesome weed m eoaae of the stiff 80<la ia Eaglaud It {3 a perennial, every particle of th« thick flash root* forming a new pUnfe Ie ia quite tim-3 that aona^ regulation? should be maJa regardiop this means of io'roducina not only noxious weeda, but still nnre noxiou3 lnseots, snch as the H ssian ftp, etc.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1785, 9 March 1888, Page 4
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160HOW THE MISCHIEF IS DONE Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1785, 9 March 1888, Page 4
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