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the stem with the scythe or hoe does not destroy the root. 

 Wild Mustard (called, also: Charlock, English char- 

 lock, Kerlock, Kellock. Sinapis arvensis), Brassica Sin- 



apistrmn. The wild 

 mustard is a coarse, 

 rough, annual plant, 

 much like the garden 

 radish, except that it 

 has a more irregular 

 and branching root. 

 The stem and branches 

 end in clusters of yel- 

 low flowers, of which 

 the lower ones are first 

 to open. The stem con- 

 t i n u e s to lengthen, 

 forming a long, leafless 



flower 

 knotted 



stalk, 

 buds 



with 

 toward 



FIG. 75. The wild mustard. An individ- the base, Open flowers 

 ual flower and a seed-pod appear at the 



]eft, and at the lower left-hand corner toward the Summit, and 

 is shown a flower. 



a cluster of unopened 



flowers at the top. The seeds resemble those of the cab- 

 bage, and have a harsh, biting taste. A portion of a 

 plant of the wild mustard is shown in Figure 75. 



The best way to get rid of the wild mustard is to go 

 through grain fields and other places where it grows, and 

 pull out the plants while they are in bloom, and hence 

 easily seen. Not one should be permitted to remain. 

 The labor this makes necessary is not so great as one who 

 has not tried it might think. No grain should be sown 



