. Noxious weeds and how to destroy them [microform]. Weeds; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Mauvaises herbes. u N. w. Bulletin I. Harb's-Eab Mustabd. This is an introduced Europ«an plant which has only appeared as a noxious weed in the grain fields of the West during the last five years, but has already spread widely through Manitoba and the North- west Territories. It is an extremely injurious plar , with large grayish-green succulent leaves like those of a youpg cabbage, and grows so vigorously that it chokes out grain and ab- sorbes a great deal of moisture from the soil. The ri
. Noxious weeds and how to destroy them [microform]. Weeds; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Mauvaises herbes. u N. w. Bulletin I. Harb's-Eab Mustabd. This is an introduced Europ«an plant which has only appeared as a noxious weed in the grain fields of the West during the last five years, but has already spread widely through Manitoba and the North- west Territories. It is an extremely injurious plar , with large grayish-green succulent leaves like those of a youpg cabbage, and grows so vigorously that it chokes out grain and ab- sorbes a great deal of moisture from the soil. The ripe stems are wiry and stiff, growing some- times i feet high and giv- ing much trouble when grain is harvested, not on- ly in cutting, but also in binding and handling. It is a slender branching an- nual and takes its name from the oblong-oval leaves of the stem, which are shaped like a hare's ear. The cut given herewith is from a photograph taken from a living plant by Mr. H. J. Mackay at Indian Head. UarcVear MuatArd. "M Tumbling Mustabd. I have no hesitation in calling this one of the very worst weeds we have in the North-west Territories. It is only about 10 yeors since it ",; â¢" 'â¢â¢â -" "^ "^""icsumc pc3fc ux cno rarra and uithough irreat eflforts have been made to control it, it has gradually spread over hun dreds of thousands of acres in the North-west Territories and Manitoba. It has all the bad characteristics of the other mustards and besides is a large, free-growing exceptionally prolific plant, of which, when the seeds are npe, the head breaks off and then becomes a " tumbling weed'" beini? Mown for miles acroaa the prairies in autumn and during the winter and. 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 Fletcher, James, 1852-1908.
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