FAMILIAR 

 WILD FLOWERS. 



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THE FIELD CONVOLVULUS. 



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Convolvulus arvensis. Nat. Ord. 9 Convolvulacea. 



EAUTIFUL as this flower is, the plant 

 which bears it must fairly he ranked 

 amongst the most troublesome of 

 weeds to the agriculturist. Its roots 

 run very deeply into the ground, and 

 extend over a large area ; it is, there- 

 fore, exceedingly difficult to extirpate 

 it, and in any attempt to dispossess 

 it the long and rather brittle roots 

 are apt to snap, and portions of them 

 very possibly not attracting notice, 

 and getting buried beneath the soil, 

 very soon grow again as vigorously 

 as ever. No half -measure will meet 

 the exigencies of the case; the plant 

 is only crippled awhile, and in a very 

 short time its dense rosettes of small 

 leaves are seen spreading over the ground 

 as vigorously as before. The field convol- 

 Convolvulus arvensis of science. The generic 



