Lesson XVIII 
Hoe between all rows and over the 
south and west walks. Pull all weeds. 
Pick flowers and tomatoes, if ready. 
Rough Pigweed * : Green Amaranth, 
pigweed. Amarantus retro flexus (Am-a- 
ran'tus re'tro-fleks-us). This is a very 
common weed in cultivated land. Notice 
the hairy stems. It grows from one to five 
feet high and has a large thick panicle of 
small green flowers. It belongs to same 
family as the cockscomb and the thick 
Prince’ s-feather. It is a troublesome weed. 
Best time to kill it is by cultivation when 
very young. 
* Always have the weed present. 
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