106 CHLNOPODIACEAE (GOOSEFOOT FAMILY) 
and birds glean them, which accounts for the presence of the weed 
along fences and thickets. (Fig. 63.) 
Means of control 
The best remedy is hand-pulling when the ground is soft, early 
in the first season’s growth, before the root has extensively grown. 
Otherwise cut the vines from the roots while in early flower, using 
salt or kerosene on the shorn surfaces. Vines like this are an 
argument against any more fences than are absolutely necessary. 
WINGED PIGWEED ° 
Cycloloma atriplicifolium, Coult. 
Native. Annual. Propagates by seeds. 
Time of bloom: July to September. 
Fie. 63.— Olimbing False Fic. 64.— Winged Pigweed (Cy- 
Buckwheat (Polygonum scan- cloloma atriplicifolium). xX 4. 
dens). X}. 
