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Weeds. 



weed does not blossom in its first year, but 

 in the second year the stronger plants begin 

 to come into bloom in the month of June, 

 and the weaker ones later on, so that the 

 period of bloom usually extends over sev- 



eral months. 



The blooming season is also 



BLUEWEED. 



extended by efforts made to eradicate the 

 weed, for when it is cut off above the sur- 

 face of the earth, as with the scythe, hori- 

 zontal branches at once start out from the 

 crown and soon begin to bloom and bear 

 seed. Some of these newly formed hori- 



