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COMMON WEEDS 



stalks. The flowers appear from June to August. Like 

 P. Anserina, it occurs by roadsides, in pastures, and in 

 arable land, and should be dealt with in the same way. 

 (See also p. 164.) 



Parsley Piert, Field Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla 

 arvensis Lamk.) is a small annual (Fig. 18) often 



' Photo, 1909. H. C. Long. 



FlG. 18. Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla, arvensis Lamk.) 



common in cornfields on dry, loamy, and calcareous 

 soils. It is a hairy plant, 4 to 9 inches high, with 



