BUCKWHEAT FAMILY (POLYGONACEAE) 



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Fig. 422. — A Smartweed {Polygonum Muhlenbergii), one of the trouble- 

 some weeds, showing the sheathed nodes and terminal spikes of flowers ( X |), 

 and also showing a flower and a fruit much enlarged. This plant has both 

 underground and aerial stems. 



Fig. 423. — Field or Sheep Sorrel (Rumex Acetosella), showing the underground 

 and aerial stems, the halberd-shaped leaves, and terminal spikes of flowers. Xi- 



