New Zealand Department of Agriculture.
JOHN 1). BITCHIE, Secretary. LEAFLETS FOR FARMERS, No. 39. By T. W. Kirk, F.L.S., Lond., &c, Government Biologist. CALIFORNIAN STINKWEED, DIGGER'S WEED (Navarettia (Qitia) squarrota). (Continued),
A sharp lookout should ba kept for sheep's burr, and whenever plants are seen in pasture land they should be cut before flowering. This will prevent large quantities of wool from becoming greatly deteriorated in value by the intermixture of burrs. lam informed that on two properties a large portion of the wool was depreciated to the extent of 2d per pound. Specimens of two other plant?, described and figured in former remer reports, are BtiU received hs Bathurst burr. It therefore seems desirable to repnblish the illustrations here.
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Manawatu Herald, 21 June 1898, Page 3
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120New Zealand Department of Agriculture. Manawatu Herald, 21 June 1898, Page 3
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