MENACE TO FARMERS.
The farmers in the Masterton district are indebted to Mi F. W. H. Iv n minor for drawing attention to the danger which threatens the ra-al community by the spread of the purple foxglove (digitalis purpurea). This plant, which is a native of Britain, was introduced to' New Zealand .sfiany- years ago. History tells us tihat .the foxglove was a favourite with, the fairies, and that in Ireland it was known as the "fairy-cap." However greasing it may have been to the fairies, its 'spread is so rapid in this country that it has become a veritable curse to the settler. The farming community would.' he welladvised in urging upon local ties the necessity for declaring it a noxious weed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10522, 10 January 1912, Page 4
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123MENACE TO FARMERS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10522, 10 January 1912, Page 4
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