A NEW WEED PEST
Landowners whose.properties are near the Mana\vatu River are becoming alaraned at the spread of a weed called goat's rue, which has come down in flood waters through the Gorge from near Woodville. Jt has completely covered a formerly extremely rich flat of 200 acres at. the Woodville end of the Gorge, the property of Mr. J. Holden. The plant .was, it, is. understood, originally planted at Woodville. It is now well down towards Foxton, and has obtained a. fairly strong hold in cleared land in or adjoining flax areas. It is there growing luxuriously, and the seed pods are now showing. Neither cattle nor sheep will touch the weed nor keep it down. It bears a pretty white and pale mauve flower, and when, bruised in the hand 3mells like broken scarlet runner bean pods.
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 41, 16 February 1918, Page 4
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139A NEW WEED PEST Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 41, 16 February 1918, Page 4
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