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THE MONTANA EXPERIMENT STATION. 



35. *CICHORIUM INTYBUS, L. Chicory. 



Fier. 6. Cichorium Intvbus, L. Fl< 



t natural size. 



A tall, widely branching European perennial with large blue 

 flowers which close in the afternoon, related to and somewhat re- 

 sembling the lettuce. A few specimens seen near Holt, in the Flat- 

 head region; but observed nowhere else in the state. This weed is 

 adapted to growth in dry situations and should not be allowed to 

 become established in the state, lest it become a dangerous pest. 

 [Fig. 6.] 



