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Once very common along roadsides, forming a fringe on each 

 side, and in trampled places, especially in schoolyards, and neg- 

 lected dooryards. In dooryards where it has gained foothold it is 

 an exceedingly annoying weed, very difficult to keep down and giv- 

 ing a very sorry appearance to any region it infests. It occa- 

 sionally is to be found in meadows, but it does not persist in culti- 

 vated ground. 



827. OX-EYE DAISY 



CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM L. 



A few plants south of the lake along the railroad. One of the 

 handsome plants of our region, although often a nuisance in 

 meadows where it has obtained a foothold. 



828. TANSY 



TANACETUM VULGARE L. 



A good-sized patch along the road near Culver. Noted in 

 flower as late as November 12, 1904. It seems to spread by roots 

 rather than by seed, and is generally not found far from houses. 



829. TALL OR WILD WORMWOOD 



ARTEMISIA CAUDATA Michx. 



Common along the ridge east of Lost Lake outlet near the 

 boundary line between Green's and Walley's. Not found elsewhere 

 to any extent. 



830. FIRE-WEED 



ERECHTITES HIERACIFOLIA (L.) Rat. 



Scattered; quite common along shore, not abundant elsewhere; 

 quite variable in size. Some on the Academy grounds, some be- 

 tween Kreutzberger's and the depot, and near the water's edge at 

 Long Point; growing in cracks in Howe's stone wall, and near 

 Overmyer's field. 



Interesting in its occurrence. Generally a not frequently seen 

 weed, but as soon as a forest is cleared out these plants spring up 

 in great patches, bearing immense crops of seed, and filling the air, 

 and incidentally the eyes and noses of those who live in the region, 

 with the pappus. The plant has a peculiar rank smell which it 

 gives off at a touch, so one can hardly pass through a patch where 

 these plants grow without becoming aware of their presence. When 

 the plants die down in autumn they burn like tinder, and may be 

 the cause of more or less extensive conflagrations. The plant re- 

 ceives its name from the fact that it springs up abundantly where 



