Lesson XVI 



Hoe between all rows and over the 

 soiith and west walks. Pull all weeds. 



Plant, three and one-half feet from 

 south end, one row of radish seed. 



Pick flowers, string beans and tomatoes, 

 and pull all beets, radishes and lettuce 

 that are ready. 



Ragweed* : Roman wormwood, hog- 

 weed, bitterweed: Ambrosia Artemisiae- 

 folia [Am-hro'zia Ar-te-miz'i-fd-le"-a) . This 

 ragweed is a very troublesome weed. 

 It grows along roadsides and in waste 

 places everywhere. Its height is one 

 to four feet. Much branched; leaves 

 vary, generally much divided or com- 

 pound. The juice is bitter. The flowers 

 are greenish, with stamens and pistils in 

 different flowers on the same plant. 



The pollen from this weed is said to 

 cause hay fever, so some persons have to 



* Always have the weed present. 



SO 



