. Weeds and weed seeds illustrated and described [microform]. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes; Mauvaises herbes; Weeds. 62 WEEDS AND WEED SEEDB. Orange Hawkweed or Devil's Paint-brush (Hieracium auranliacum, L.), introduced from Europe, is abundant and troul)lesorae in the upland pastures of tlie Fkstorn Townsiiips of Quebec and in some places in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island; reported occasionally from Ontario and all the eastern provinces. It is a vigorous Rrower which spreads rapidly by its runners and s«'eds and soon overruns land that cannot be ploughed, the abundant and useless foliage
. Weeds and weed seeds illustrated and described [microform]. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes; Mauvaises herbes; Weeds. 62 WEEDS AND WEED SEEDB. Orange Hawkweed or Devil's Paint-brush (Hieracium auranliacum, L.), introduced from Europe, is abundant and troul)lesorae in the upland pastures of tlie Fkstorn Townsiiips of Quebec and in some places in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island; reported occasionally from Ontario and all the eastern provinces. It is a vigorous Rrower which spreads rapidly by its runners and s«'eds and soon overruns land that cannot be ploughed, the abundant and useless foliage displacing grass and ruining m«'adows and pastures. Perennial, low-growing, throwing out many cree|)ing branches close to the ground. Filled with bitter milky sap. Whole plant very hairy. Flowering .-sterns 1 to 2 feet, erect and simple, almost leafless. The fiery orange reil of the How- ers is very striking. Leaves long, roimded at the top. grad- ually narrowing towanis the l)ase. of an inch long; purplish-black, unripe seed deep red; The seeds are spread by the wind anil are seldom. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clark, George H. (George Harold), b. 1872; Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Seed Branch. Ottawa : Dept. of Agriculture
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