Paterson's curse

English Pronunciation en en-au-Paterson's curse.ogg AU Noun - en Australia en Patterson's curse. en 1934 Western Australian Department of Agriculture Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia 379 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wrJFAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Patterson%27s+Curse%22%7C%22Paterson%27s+Curse%22+-intitle:%22Patterson%7CPaterson%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Patterson%27s+Curse%22%7C%22Paterson%27s+Curse%22+-intitle:%22Patterson%7CPaterson%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=E5PUT4rsG-qTiAel1pSKAw&redir_esc=y Since these conditions do not obtain in our Southwestern districts it is scarcely necessary to speak well of the weed on this account, and it should always be remembered that if other feed will grow, Paterson′s Curse is an undesirable weed en 1945 Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock Queensland Agricultural Journal 60 The specimen bore no flowers or seeds, but has been recognised as Blue Weed or Paterson′s Curse (Echium plantagineum). en 2000 David Floyd Smith Natural Gain In The Grazing Lands Of Southern Australia 139 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=O3cX31WBZFgC&pg=PA139&dq=%22Patterson%27s+Curse%22%7C%22Paterson%27s+Curse%22+-intitle:%22Patterson%7CPaterson%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=E5PUT4rsG-qTiAel1pSKAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Patterson%27s%20Curse%22%7C%22Paterson%27s%20Curse%22%20-intitle%3A%22Patterson%7CPaterson%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false In Colin′s opinion Paterson′s curse is superbly adapted to southern Australia. en eponyms