. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. COMMON WEEDS OF CANADA 67 Group No. 21-Heath Family. SHEEP LAUREL, OR LAMBKILL. Kalmia angmtifolia, (L). *^?I?*'rr')''""u- .''"^. ^M^y. Stem.—Shrubby, reddish, smooth. 1-4 feet high. Le« <.p,H)site or in threes ..l)ong. obtuse, short-|)etioIed. thick, flat, shining above and pule l*neath. evergreen. Flowers.—Rose-purple, showy; cor- olla l)roadly l)ell-shai)ed. with 10 pouches receiving as many anthers; pedicels recurved in fruit. Fruit- Depr
. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. COMMON WEEDS OF CANADA 67 Group No. 21-Heath Family. SHEEP LAUREL, OR LAMBKILL. Kalmia angmtifolia, (L). *^?I?*'rr')''""u- .''"^. ^M^y. Stem.—Shrubby, reddish, smooth. 1-4 feet high. Le« <.p,H)site or in threes ..l)ong. obtuse, short-|)etioIed. thick, flat, shining above and pule l*neath. evergreen. Flowers.—Rose-purple, showy; cor- olla l)roadly l)ell-shai)ed. with 10 pouches receiving as many anthers; pedicels recurved in fruit. Fruit- Depressed, globular l«Kl. Seedt.—Minute, reddish-brown, ridged. Duration.—Per- inmal. Flowerine.—May July. Seeding.—June— .\uKust. Prop«g« seeds and offsets from —Seeds carried by winds, animals. lie. Eradication.—Sjmd: burn; cultivate. Sheep Laurel, or Lambkill, is abundant, t)ltin covering large spaces in boggy or rocky Ikltls. It has beautiful purple flowers, which are conspicuous. It was named for Peter Kalm, a pupil of Linnaeus, who travelled in America over 150 years ago. Lambkill is said to be very poisonous to slieep, while dcr eat its leaves with im- punity. Several species of the Heath family arc |)oisonous. but lambkill is the most deadly <»f all. Sheep, horses, and other animals have dKd after eating the leaves of the plant. The flower of lambkill was a favorite with Thoreau. In his journal, June 13th. 1852, Ik- wrote: "Lambkill is out. I remember with what delight I usi-d to discover this llovver on dewy mornings. All things in this world must be seen with the morning dew on them mijst Ix- seen with youthful, earlv-opened, hopeful vves. ' Even with its charming crimson-pink flowers \yluch make it one of the glories of June, farmers should uproot it from their Siimcp Laukkl, ok Lambkill, Kalmta angusli- /otia. (L) I I i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have bee
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