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WEEDS IN THE MEADOW. 



Ragweed, Ilogweed, Komau Wormwood, Ambrosia, is very 

 common, especially in old fields. It is a coarse, homely annual, 

 which one, not a botanist, would scarcely suspect was a member 

 of the aster family. 



Fio. 110. 







Fio. 11^ 



Fig lOS Fio. 111. Fia 112. 



Fm. IKt.—Lappa nfflcinalU, viir m(i.i^r Gr (Burdock.) One of our worst wayside 

 wt'ods, carried on tlie fleeces of animals 1 x6.— (Sudworth.) 

 Fi«j. 110.— Two views of an achenc of .4nf/icmi,sOjh<k(, (Mayweed) 1x15.— (Sud worth.) 

 Fi(i. HI. -^l/ii7>r(>.>ii(( artiiiU)<iaf<>lUt, L. (Rag weed), an acliene. 1x8.— (Sudw rtli.) 

 Fi(i. lV~.—Cichiiriiun Intuhux, L. (Cliicory, SucoDry), two views. 1 x7 — (Sudwortli.) 



Fkj. ll'.i.—Tara.viicum Dcnx-lrr»iix, Dpsf. (nandolion), two viows of nn aoliene, desti- 

 tute of tiie louij bealv and pappas, whicli breali oif easily. 1 x 10.— (Sudwortli.) 



Chicory, Siccory, (CicJionum Intijhioi, L.) has been introduced 

 as a substitute for cotTee, and has spread in many waste places 

 in the older portions of the Xorthern States. 



Plantfujo hincvolafK, L. (IJibgrass, Xarrow-leavcd Plantain.) 



This perennial herb has become extensively introduced with 



grass seed from the East. The flower stalk runs up quickly 



/flt ^ ^^k after cuttimi:, and thus becomes unsi^^htlv on 



lawns. It has been found quite as nutritious 



as some of our best grasses, but it affords only 



a small amount of feed. Most kinds of stock 



eat it when young. Seeds ought to become 



imu"\inut\7mh^sll^Z familiar to every one who makes a lawn or a 



Narrow - leaved Plant- 

 ain) •-' views. 1 X 1^'.- meadow. 



(Sudwortli.) 



