. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 14 The Bulletin Wild Carrot. Daucm Carota L. Also known as Queon Anne's Lace or Bird's-ncst Plant. A biennial plant. Grows about three feet high, rougli-hairy all over. Leaves much divided into narrow lobes. Root fleshy, conical. Flowers small, white, massed together into a large, flat-topped umbel. As the fruit ripens the umbel closes up so as to resemble a bird's nest. Fruit oval, flattened, having rows of weak spines which ^fi â f--yp ^. vi-''.«.,r»;.->,-. i-.'-'^i'-ict^'' "'''. are gene
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 14 The Bulletin Wild Carrot. Daucm Carota L. Also known as Queon Anne's Lace or Bird's-ncst Plant. A biennial plant. Grows about three feet high, rougli-hairy all over. Leaves much divided into narrow lobes. Root fleshy, conical. Flowers small, white, massed together into a large, flat-topped umbel. As the fruit ripens the umbel closes up so as to resemble a bird's nest. Fruit oval, flattened, having rows of weak spines which ^fi â f--yp ^. vi-''.«.,r»;.->,-. i-.'-'^i'-ict^'' "'''. are generally knocked off when seed containing it is cleaned. Very common everywhere. It is prob- ;ibly merely the garden carrot es- caped from cultivation. June to September. CONTKOL. This weed is not a very formid- able enemy to crop production in this State, and, when in fields which can be pastured, it fur nishes a very good forage for certain live stock. It is usually worse in clover fields that are to be mowed for hay or seed. But, since wild carrot is a vigorously gromng, tap-rooted biennial plant that soon covers a field and adds a great deal of organic matter to the soil, even where the land is poor, it should be looked upon as a source of soil fertility, particu- larly on poor lands that can be allowed to lie for a few years, rather than as a weed pest to be gotten rid of. Since it requires two years be- fore it can make seed, the plow- ing under of the plant in early spring will prove very effective in its control. The clover fields may be clipped while tlic plants are in bloom as a partial remedy. Pas- turing Avill also help to keep it down. No. 11. Cabkot or Daucus cakota 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 North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agricul
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