. GREEN GROUP 



tainly brings reminders of the rainbow in the realms of tin- 

 gods." Dr. Gray says the generic name Ambrosia "is ill- 

 chosen for these worthless and coarse weeds." 



Mr. Burroughs says: "Ambrosia, 'food for the gods'! It 

 must be food for the gods, if anything, for, as far as I have 

 observed, nothing terrestrial eats it, not even a billy-goat." 



Great Ragweed 



A. trifida.. — A very tall, coarse, and rough species, with 3-lobed, 

 large leaves whose petioles are margined. A common and trouble- 

 some weed, especially westward. 



