MICHIGAN WEEDS. 



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Fig. 218 (190). 



Chicory. Blue Sailors. Cichorium Intybus L. Whole plant pervaded by milky 

 juice; stem stiff, rough, much branched perenniai, 30-90 cm. high, from a long, deep 

 top-root; leaves long, narrow, variable; heads numerous; flowers bright blue. 



Waste places, introduced from Europe. Sometimes cultivated for use of the roots 

 as a substitute for coffee or to mix with coffee. 



