PINK FAMILY. 



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stipules minute ; inflorescence loosely cymose ; pedicels reflcxed in fruit ; 



seeds rough. 



FIELD SPERGULA. Corn Spurrey. Tares. 



Annual. Stems about a foot long, erect or spreading. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Pedicels 

 nearly an inch long, reflexed in fruit. Petals white, rather longer than the ovate sepals. 

 Capsule about the size of a small pea. Seeds blackish. 



Fields. Native of Europe. May -Oct. 



O.'s. This is only known as a weed with us. In some parts of Europe 

 it is cultivated as a forage plant ; cattle are said to be very fond of it, 

 and sheep thrive remarkably well upon it. 



FIG. 40. Spurroy (Spcrgula arvcnsis). 



