272 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Central Hill, Norwood, London, S. 10., who made his lir.st report in 

 1872, and continued in service certainly until 1905. His successor is 

 still acting in the same capacity. INIembers of the society can avail 

 themselves of his advice by paying a small fee varying in amount accord 

 ing to the service rendered. Although but few farmers avail themselves 

 of the advice of the consulting botanist, the purity and quality of grass 

 seeds and those of other forage plants, rapidly improved, until today 

 there is very little cause for complaint. 



WEED SEEDS OFTENEST MET WITH IN CLOVER SEED. 



In the year 1910, 122 lots of seeds of red clover were selected by our 

 agent where offered by the merchant for sale. These were examined at 

 the Agricultural College and 51 kinds of seeds of weeds were detected. 

 Nine samples only of the whole number contained no weeds. 



Seventy samples of clover seed contained seeds of Setaria viridis (green 

 foxtail). 



Sixty samples contained Plantago lanceolata (buckhorn). 



Fifty-eight samples contained Plantago RugcUi (Rugel's plantain). 



Fifty samples contained Rumcx crispns (narrow-leaved dock). 



Forty-six samples contained RuDicr Acctosella (sheep sorrel). 



Thirtj'-six samples contained Polygonum Persicaria (lady's thumb). 



Thirty samples contained Chenopodium album (lamb's quarters). 



Twenty-three samples contained Plantago major (one of the broad- 

 leaved plantains). 



Twenty-three samples contained Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyard 

 grass). 



Twenty-one samples contained Amht'osia arfemisiifoUa (common rag- 

 weed). 



Seventeen samples contained Panicum ca/piHare (hair grass). 



Sixteen samples contained Digitaria sanguinalis (crab grass). 



Fifteen samples contained Potentilla monspeliensis. 



Fourteen samples contained Amaranthtis rctroflexus (our most com- 

 mon rough pigweed). 



Thirteen samples contained Lepidium virginicum (one of the pepper 

 grasses) . 



Nine samples contained Setaria glauca (yellow foxtail or pigeon 

 grass). 



Nine samples contained Stellaria media (our most common chickweed). 



Eight samples contained Nepeta Cataria (catmint or catnip). 



Seven samples contained Lepidium apetalum (a small pepper grass). 



Six samples contained Prunella vulgaris (self heal). 



Five samples contained Cerastium vulgatum (mouse-ear chickweed). 



Four samples contained Bromus secalinus (common chess). 



Three samples contained Rumex oMusifoUus (broad-leaved dock). 



Three samples contained Anthemis Cotiila (Mayweed). 



Three samples contained Oenothera biennis (evening primrose). 



Three samples contained Daucus Carota (wild carrot). 



Two samples contained Digitaria linearis (narrow-leaved panicum). 



Two samples contained Lithosperinum arvense (red root). 



Two samples contained Lolium percnne (perennial vye grass). 



Two samples contained Portiilaca oleracea (purslane). 



