CROWFOOT FAMILY (Ranunciilaceae. ) 



.V number of weeds are members of this family, among them 

 the common crowfoot with a sharp acrid taste (Ranunculus 

 abortivus] ; also such cultivated ornamental plants as the peony, 

 larkspur, aconite, columbine and clematis. Many of these plants 

 are poisonous. . 



MUSTARD FAMILY ( Cru tiferae. ) 

 Among: the common weeds not described below mention may 



Butter Print or Indian Mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) . A velvety pubes- 

 cent annual, flowers ami capsule , e ach division with several seeds. (U. S. 

 Dept. Agr.) 



be made of the tumbling mustard, pepper grass (Lepidium 

 apctalum), common everywhere in the state. Cabbage, turnip 

 and rutabaga, and mustard belong to the same family. 

 MUSTARD OF ENGLISH CHARLOCK (Brassica arvensis (L.) Ktze.) 

 Lower leaves nearly divided to the middle, with the divisions 

 unequal, the terminal lobe larger. Upper leaves sessile much 



