Lesson XVI 
Hoe between all rows and over the 
south and west walks. Pull all weeds. 
Plant, three and one-half feet from 
south end, one row of radish seed. 
Pick flowers, string beans and tomatoes, 
and pull all beets, radishes and lettuce 
that are ready. 
Ragweed* : Roman wormwood, hog- 
weed, bitterweed: Ambrosia Artemisiae- 
folia (Am-bro'zi'd Ar-te-miz'i-f5-le"-a) . This 
ragweed is a very troublesome weed. 
It grows along roadsides and in waste 
places everywhere. Its height is one 
to four feet. Much branched; leaves 
vary, generally much divided or com- 
pound. The juice is bitter. The flowers 
are greenish, with stamens and pistils in 
different flowers on the same plant. 
The pollen from this weed is said to 
cause hay fever, so some persons have to 
* Always have the weed present. 
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