PINK FAMILY. 



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Obs. This foreign weed (specifically named Githago, from its fancied 

 resemblance to " Gith," or Guinea Pepper), though diligently rooted out 

 by all neat farmers, obstinately maintains its ground in our grain fields. 



The rough black seeds, when abundant among wheat (and their size 

 makes it difficult to separate them from it), are injurious to the quality 

 and appearance of the manufactured flour. 



" FIG. 34. Corn-cockle (Agrostcrama Githago), reduced. 35. A pod with the enclosing 

 calyx divided lengthwise, a A seed. 



