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lii^lily n'(oiiimeii<l(Ml as an avenue and shade tree. The timber also i> 

 quite vakiable." 



Plants ALONfr North SriiAwnKRUY Ckekk, Umvkksitv of Cali- 

 fornia, C. H . Shinn (pp. L*;3G-1-'3S). — I>iief accounts of trees, shrubs, and 

 %'ines g:rowing- on a portion of the <irounds of tlie University of California. 



Weeds of California, E. W. IIilgard, Ph. D. (pp. 238-252). — 

 Brief statements regarding the extent to which the following species 

 have become troublesome weeds in California: White mustard (Brassiia 

 rajja),* black mustard (B. nigra) * radish {h'aphaniix mtirus),* hedgf 

 musttirdi Erysimum officinale), shepherd's imn^e (Capsella bursa pastor in). 

 Tropidocarpum grucHe, celery, carrot, fennel. Fuller's teasel, knotweed 

 {Polygonum ai'iculare),* Kumex cri.s2)us* Ix. j>K/c/«r,* I\. acetosella,* 

 Amaranthus retroflexus, A. alius, Chenopodixim album, C. bonus henricus, 

 G. vulvaria, Portulacca olcracea, Claytonia perfoliata, Cnlnndrinia men- 

 ziesii, Silenc gtilliai.* SteU((ria media,* Spergula arvcnsis, Mollugit rertieil- 

 lata, Malva ])(irviil<>ra* Erodium ricutarium,* E. mosehatum* (Uranium 

 carolinianum, 0.v(ili.s rorniculata, Rhus dirersiloba,* Pterin aquilina,hnrv 

 clover {Mcdicago denticulate),* sweet clover (Melilotus indiea),* sand 

 lui>ine (Lupiuu.s/nrmnsus),* native lieoricr {(llyryrrhiza hpidota),* tar- 

 w«'ed {('hauuvbatia fidiidosa), evening primrose {(Enothera ovata), Epilo- 

 bium paniculatum, Megarrhiza spp., Cucurbitafutida, tocsilote {Centaurea 

 melitensis)* ]»rickly tar\v«'ed {C. sohtitialis),* Cotuhi rulgarifi.* barley 

 grass [Ifnrdium juh(itum), //. muriuum,* Silbyum marianum.* A'anthium 

 strumarium,* X. spinosum,* Sonchus oleraceus,* Senecio vulgaris,* Erige- 

 ron canadrnsr, Cichorium infyhus, Matricaria discoidca. Chrysanthemum 

 Leucnntltemum, Madia satira,* Ilemizonia luzuUv/olia* If. elegans, lldi- 

 anthus annuus,* 11. caUfornieus, Tro.rimon spp., llypoeharis apj)., 

 Aehyracho'na mollis, Matricaria oceidentalis, Anagallis arrensis,* Apo- 

 cynum eannahinum, Aselepias fascicularis, A. fremtnxti, A. eriocarpa, 

 Gomphocarpus tomentosus, Erythra-a muhlenbcrgii, Gilia squarrosn. 

 Phaeclia tanaeetifolia, Amsinckia intermedia,* A. lyeopsoides,* Conrol- 

 rulus eall/ornicus,* C. arren.His,* Cuscuta trifolii, C. salina, Solanum 

 7iigrum, Datura stramonium. />. mctcloidcs, Xicntiana attenuata, Veron- 

 ica peregrina, IScrophularia cali/oruieus, Mimulatus lyratus, Ortho 

 carpus purpurescens, Staehys bullata, lirunella vulgaris, Triehostema sp., 

 Verbena offieinalix, Plantagn major, P. mollis, P. hineeolata,* Setaria 

 glauca,* Uriica holoscrica, U. uren.s. Euphorbia lathyrus, Eremocayrus 

 sctigerus, Anemopsis cali/ornica, Sisyrinchium bellum, Caloehortus inre- 

 nustus, fJ uncus cjf'usus, liromus sec((linus, B. mollis, B. sterilis. Lolium 

 temulentum,* wild oats [Arena fatua). Poa annua, alkali grass [lUstichlls 

 maritima), eagle fern. 



While the al)()V<^ enumeration seems, at lirsf siglit, to present the weed i{iiesti<>n a« 

 somewhat formiilabh^'in resi)ert to the niimher ofs|ie(ies eoncerhed. yet. iia a matter 

 of faet, "getting into the grass," that eonstant Itughear of the Eastern farmer, eon- 

 fronts the Californian cultivator only in exceptional seasons; an<l with ordinary and 

 intelligent care, adapted to the nature of the local weeds, he can usually rest from 



Decidedly tronltlesome. 



