Whorlbd Milkweed 
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WHERE TO LOOK EOR IT 
Thruout the State the milkweed is confined almost entirely to 
the irrigated sections. In the non-irrigated lands there have been 
found a few patches, but these nearly always occur where the 
soil has been broken, or where water from heavy rains collects 
for a considerable time during the year. The plant does not re- 
quire much water after once being established, but is very slow in 
Fig. 9 — The pods are erect and pointed and may be borne singly or in groups. 
getting started and requires moist conditions during the first part 
of its life. The seedling is very easily killed, but after the plant 
is well rooted it will withstand extreme conditions of drought. 
The worst infestations from the eradication standpoint occur on 
hillsides below ditches where the seep keeps a water level 
within a foot of the surface, or where the seep may reach 
the top of the ground. In the latter case, the milkweed does not 
