dog-fennel

It was, said Twain, “composed of equal parts of tobacco stems, chopped straw . . . fine shavings, oak leaves, dog-fennel, corn-shucks, sun-flower petals, outside leaves of the cabbage plant, and any refuse of any description whatever that costs nothing and will burn.”

LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

It was, said Twain, “composed of equal parts of tobacco stems, chopped straw . . . fine shavings, oak leaves, dog-fennel, corn-shucks, sun-flower petals, outside leaves of the cabbage plant, and any refuse of any description whatever that costs nothing and will burn.”

LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

Then Heather conjured a sweet smelling dog-fennel bloom, gave it to Diamond, and walked on.

Cube Route Anthony, Piers 2003

The meadow that stretched beyond Nancy's cabin was a green sea, with flower foam of white weed and dog-fennel; and the fence row was a long breaker with surf of elder blossom, the garden a tangle of bean-vine arbours.

Judith of the Cumberlands Alice MacGowan

The soldierly precision of his carriage and gait, together with a certain air of distinction about his clothes, made him seem singularly out of keeping with all about him -- the narrow, stony road, the straggling white houses on each side of it, the unkempt yards, the neglected trees, the dilapidated sidewalks half hidden by an amazing growth of dog-fennel.

McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 Various

To the right and left of us dog-fennel was blooming, and the "Jimpson" weed flared its white trumpets in a brave show.

The Love Story of Abner Stone Edwin Carlile Litsey 1922

They breed and litter in the tall dog-fennel; they root around the shanties and cover the landscape.

From the Bottom Up Irvine, Alexander, 1863-1941 1910

A slightly cracked voice, yet a huskily tuneful one, was lifted quaveringly on the air from the roadside, where an old man and a yellow dog sat in the dust together, the latter reprieved at the last moment, his surprised head rakishly garnished with a hasty wreath of dog-fennel daisies.

The Gentleman from Indiana Booth Tarkington 1907

Amateur journalists, like dog-fennel and jimson weeds, usually blossom in Jayville.

The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 10 1905

"Isn't my figure true, whether you say I'm dog-fennel or a pink?"

The Leopard's Spots [selections] 1902