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Spiny or Red Amaranth. 



Amaranthus spinosus L. 



A coarse annual plant, growing to 

 about four feet in height. Plant dull 

 green, nearly smooth, stem some- 

 times red. Leaves ovate to lanceo- 

 late, a pair of sharp spines, some- 

 times one inch long, at the base of 

 each one. Female flowers in dense 

 clusters in the axils of the upper 

 leaves, male flowers in dense term- 

 inal spikes. Flowers green. Seeds 

 very small, round, black, highly pol- 

 ished. Throghout the State in gar- 

 dens, fields, and waste places. June 

 to September. 



CONTROL 



ITand-pulling is the surest means 

 of control. Clipping in order to 

 prevent seeding will not succeed as 

 the stubble will sprout profusely and 

 make seeds near the ground. Clean 

 cultivation and the use of clean seeds 

 are other means of controlling its 

 spread. 



No. 9. SriNY OK liKD AiJARANTlI 

 OK Amaua.mhus bfinomus L. 



