PASTUEE aEASSES 



AND 



FOEAGE PLANTS, 



AND THEIR SEEDS, WEEDS, AND PARASITES. 



CHAPTEE I. 



WEEDS. 



Ettskin defines a weed to be a plant out of place, and 

 furthermore a plant that has an invincible tendency 

 to get out of its place. In Morton's. JSncyclopcedia 

 we find a weed defined as any plant, aifferent from 

 the crop, found growing with the crop to its hindrance. 

 This will hold as a general definition, but still there 

 are certain wild plants which are more specifically 

 known as weeds. Weeds may be roughly classified 

 as follows : — 



1. Flat or Prostrate Weeds. — Such as Eibgrass and 

 some of the Thistle tribe. In addition to their other 

 objectionable characteristics, these weeds are obnoxi- 

 ous, inasmuch as they cover the ground and shade it, 

 taking up considerable space. 



2. Creeping Weeds. — Such as Crowfoot (Butter- 

 cup) and certain of the inferior grasses. These do not 

 attract much attention at first; but as each plant — 



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