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An apparatus and a method for cutting vegetation and simultaneously treating the remaining stems of the cut vegetation with a treatment fluid. The apparatus includes a mower, a cutting blade drive rotatably mounted on the mower, a blade carrier secured to the rotatable drive, and at least one cuttin

An apparatus and a method for cutting vegetation and simultaneously treating the remaining stems of the cut vegetation with a treatment fluid. The apparatus includes a mower, a cutting blade drive rotatably mounted on the mower, a blade carrier secured to the rotatable drive, and at least one cutting blade assembly rotatably mounted on the blade carrier. The apparatus further includes a fluid container for containing the treatment fluid in a plurality of interconnected, stackable and removable fluid container cells, a pumping device for pumping the treatment fluid to the at least one cutting blade assembly, a flow control device for metering the amount of treatment fluid that is pumped to the at least one cutting blade assembly, and a fluid conduit device for delivering the treatment fluid from the fluid container to the cutting and treating device. The method includes the steps of cutting vegetation with at least one cutting blade, and delivering a treatment fluid to the underside of the at least one cutting blade in a continuous stream so that the treatment fluid is continuously available to the remaining stems of the cut vegetation.

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[ That which is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for cutting vegetation and treating the cut vegetation with a treatment fluid, said apparatus comprising:at least one cutting blade;fluid container means for containing the treatment fluid, said fluid container means in fluid communication with said at

[ That which is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for cutting vegetation and treating the cut vegetation with a treatment fluid, said apparatus comprising:at least one cutting blade;fluid container means for containing the treatment fluid, said fluid container means in fluid communication with said at least one cutting blade;fluid conduit means defining a fluid passageway for delivering the treatment fluid in a continuous stream from said fluid container means to the underside of said at least one cutting blade so that the treatment fluid is continuously available to the cut vegetation at the time that the vegetation is cut.