MICHIGAN WEEDS. 



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SPURGE FAMILY. EUPHORBIACEAE. 



ts usually pervaded by an acrid, milky juke- o difficult to understand 



one not well trained; 4,001 spe -h wide distribution. Crct on. Poinsett ia. 



Ricinus are ornamental: a few are wee 





Fig. 133 (119). 



Three-Seeded Mercury. AaUgpka Yirgim'ca L. An erect, dark green or purplish 

 annual. 20-60 cm. tall: leaves mostly ovate, coarsely serrate: flowers monoecious, in- 

 conspicuous: the plant has a weedy aspect. 



A native widely distributed in open places. 



