The Ragwort.
The Herowheaua County Council ia considering of adding, amongst others, the Ragwort, ia the list of noxious weeds, which “ The Noxious Weeds Act 1900 "gives them full power to do. In the last report on Biology and Pomology this weed is thus described Under the name of ragweed, or giant grounsel, this species of Senecio ia unfortunately but too well known, especially in the southern portion of the colony. It is a handsome plant, growing from 1 foot to 4 feet in height. The leaves, both root and stem, are much divided. The handsomo yellow flowers are carried in dense masses at the tops of the branches. Ragwort occupies many square miles of rich country in Southland, and, being a free seeder, has rapidly spread, and is still spreading throughout the colony. It is propagated by seeds and roots.
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Manawatu Herald, 14 March 1903, Page 3
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141The Ragwort. Manawatu Herald, 14 March 1903, Page 3
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