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Fig. 164. 



Fig. 165. 



Fig. 166. 



Fig. 164 (144). Field Dodder. Cuscuta arvensis Beyrich. A pale yellow, slender, leafless, par- 

 asitic \1ne, branching and spreading and more or less exhausting plants of red clover or alfalfa 

 and some other herbs. Flowers small, wliite, 1.5-2 mm. long. 



Fig. 165 (145). Flax Dodder. Cuscuta Epilinum Weihe. A very slender, pale yellow or red, 

 leafless parasitic vine, branching and spreading and exhausting plants of flax; flowers small, yellowish. 

 Introduced from Europe and troubling flax. 



Fig. 166 (146). Lesser Clover Dodder. Thyme Dodder. Cuscuta Epithymum Murr. An 

 extremely slender, red, leafless, parasitic \1ne, branching freely and spreading and more or less ex- 

 hausting plants of red clover, thyme and a few other plants; flowers white or pinkish. Under favor- 

 able conditions li\1ng near the ground on low plants all winter. Introduced from Europe. 



