WEEDS IN THE MEADOW. 



Ragweed, Hogweed, Roman Wormwood, Ambrosia, is very 

 common, especially in old fields. It is a coarse, homely annual, 

 which one. not a botanist, would scarcely suspect was a member 

 of the aster family. 



FIG 10 FIG. 111. FIG 112. FIG. 113. 



. FIG. 109. Lappa offlcinalls, var, majyr, Gr (Burdock.) One of our worst wayside 

 weeds, carried on the fleeces of animals, 1 x 6. (Sudworth.) 



FIG. 110. Two views of an achene of Anthemis Cotula, (Mayweed), 1 x 15.-(Sud worth.) 

 FIG. III.- Ambrosia artemisicefoliu, L. (Rag weed), an achene. 1 x 8. (Sudworth.) 

 FIG. 1 12. Cichorium Intybus, L. (Chicory, Succory), two views. 1 x 7. (Sudworth.) 

 FIG. 113. Taraxacum Dens-leonis, Desf. (Dandelion), two views of an achene, desti- 

 tute of the long beak and pappas, which break off easily. 1 x 10. (Sudworth.) 



Chicory, Siccory, (Ciclioriafhi Intybus, L.) has been introduced 

 as a substitute for coffee, and has spread in many waste places 

 in the older portions of the Northern States. 



Plantago lanceolata, L. (Ribgrass, Narrow-leaved Plantain.) 

 This perennial herb has become extensively introduced with 

 grass seed from the East. The flower stalk runs up quickly 

 after cutting, and thus becomes unsightly on 

 lawns. It has been found quite as nutritious 

 as some of our best grasses, but it affords only 

 a small amount of feed. Most kinds of stock 

 eat it when young. Seeds ought to become 

 kmew taL7(RKX familiar to every one who. makes a lawn or a 



Narrow - leaved Plant- 

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