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EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN. 



Fig. 246 (214). 



American Cocklebur. Xanthium cana- 

 densis Mill. A coarse, erect annual, 30-120 cm. 

 high; leaves broad, usually three-lobed; burs 

 nearly smooth, 14-17 mm. long, 5-8 mm. in 

 diameter, beaks slightly curved, prickles 

 scattered, slender, hooked. 



Fig. 247. 



Common Cocklebur. Xanthium commune 

 Britton. Much like H. canadense beaks of bur 

 incurved, prickles numerous, crowded, 3-6 

 mm. long, hairy, as is also the body. 



