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CHENOPODIACEAE (GOOSEFOOT FAMILY) 



and birds glean them, which accounts for the presence of the weed 

 along fences and thickets. (Fig. 63.) 



Means of control 



The best remedy is hand-pulling when the ground is soft, early 

 in the first season's growth, before the root has extensively grown. 

 Otherwise cut the vines from the roots while in early flower, using 

 salt or kerosene on the shorn surfaces. Vines like this are an 

 argument against any more fences than are absolutely necessary. 



WINGED PIGWEED 



Cycloloma atriplicifblium, Coult. 



Native. Annual. Propagates by seeds. 

 Time of bloom : July to September. 



FIG. 63. Climbing False 

 Buckwheat (Polygonum scan- 

 dens). X j. 



FIG. 64. Winged Pigweed (Cy- 

 cloloma atriplicifolium) . X $. 



