2IO Weeds. 



crop careful culture throughout the remain- 

 ing part of the season. 



It may here be remarked that, as this 

 weed is usually a singularly persistent 

 grower, it requires much labor and con- 

 stant watchfulness in order to eradicate it 

 completely in one season. 



J. CaUing in the aid of sheep or hogs. 

 When bindweed grows in pastures and 

 waste-places, its growth may be checked by 

 allowing sheep to have access to the places 

 where it grows, inasmuch as they are not 

 disinclined to feed upon this weed, especially 

 early in the season^ while yet the plant is 

 tender. Hogs that have not had their 

 noses rung or slit to prevent rooting will 

 be a very efficient aid in eradicating bind- 

 v/eed, if they are pastured on it or turned 

 on to a plowed field which contains the 

 roots. They dig up the fleshy, succulent 

 roots and eat them freely. 



(4) WILD BUCKW^HEAT. 



Wild buckwheat (Polygonum convol- 

 vulus), sometimes improperly called bind- 

 weed, is a plant possessed of a creeping, 

 and also a twining and clinging habit of 

 growth. In some aspects it resembles 



