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Rg. 59 (56). 



Tumble Weed. Amaranihus ffraecizans L. 

 (A. albus L.) A smooth, pale green, bushy, 

 branched annual. 30-60 cm. high: leaves oblong 

 or spatulate. 0.5-1.5 cm. long; bracts awlshaped. 

 Naturalized from tropical America, and widely 

 distributed in North America. Sandy and 

 gravelly, well drained soil, becoming when 

 mature a model tumble weed. 



Fig. 60 (57). 



Green Amaranthtis. Bough Pigweed. 



A^maranthus hvbridu.s L. (A. chlorostachys 

 Willd.) Usuallv slender, erect, dark green, 

 nearlv smooth, annual. 60-240 cm. high: leaves 

 bright green both sides; spikes slender-cylin- 

 drical, bracts rather long. Cultivated grounds. 

 Common east, but scarce in Slichigan. In- 

 troduced from tropical America. 



