299 
The countings were made in June, July, August and 
September, the largest 
each time, leaving the 
weeds being pulled up and removed 
smaller ones to grow. The accom- 
panying table gives the result. For convenient reference 
the results obtained in 
the present year. 
1885 are incorporated with those of 
WEEDS GROWING ON ONE-TWENTIETH OF AN ACRE. 








ENGLISH NAME. LATIN NAME. | 1885. | 1886. 
Three-seeded Mercury ............. PACALY POMP VITO IMICHe Lae atten aietene neo 2 18 
MUJOMPMEP TASS satNeee ee Leen Gh fire oy Apropyrum repens Biss. cue re Lek — 46 
Virginian Anemone... ............ Anemone Virginiana L............ ACD ie 1 —— 
Ly i ale: Mak A ee oer ee AMA ra mtu sialOuUs eee tet: Teale Le eke he — 2 
DT ee ee a AMarantus Tetvronexus IL oh socj.ces ace eu sek 4 134 
RUMOR TONG. ore este cce ede Ambrosia artemisizfolia L.... ........... 62 48 
eg Die Bee re Cae eee Ambrogia trifida gD 35 bulge) ka 68 — 
SOTO Kaper a eok oi emesis Se bed 2s PAT GUTTA) PA ula oni Hees eae eae aie ates) oe meee 1 — 
MORE SLAs hehe ah bUlticds. Asclepias;Cornuti Dee. iti). co eeh e.ae 67 — 
New Engiand Aster................ Aster Noyee-Anglia foo. i si4 2 eee 3 — 
Shepherd's Purse ea ues bs: A! Capsella Bursa-pastoris M ................ 2 18 
Mouse-ear Chickweed... ..... sated Cerastium vulgatum L...............2 4... — 3 
EA NRRE eae st en hy cee aes Chenopodium album Li) 3.2 ee 21 400 
Mitcay eilaley! ea uisiloe Nabe WG Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum L....... 3 — 
Canale NIetle. a 23% fad. wos ove Cnicus art ensis TIO oe oleh owedi ee Wipes 4380 8 
pbc evel s 1G Mr\ "4 CS Cnicus lanceolatus Hoffm........ ........ 3 — 
NEO ern tu one's dena yee eds tes fHupborbialmaculatawutecsse sume teem. 69 3 
SSUICMV Temes h sie ie CAN Mte e in as He elambinirseavn us Mose sek cans esl oo eas ae — 40 
ROLE BAWOUT: oc ahs och aieinsdicls sic dis ay persia moultilnre Ta oe le hs acts oe vice 1) — 
WY SR A MOMAIESEL SC he ss Rivne, Lote ameter s jLactuca Canadensis T7270. ion. oo, oy 1 oe 
OTA Rane ae acid LUN oe os Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.... ....... — 1 
UDALL Ui (ea cit + wiinmive.s eiotcudis «oe TR ODUM A LUMEDID Lae ose «frp! dike lan mado’ dia Vo ne 2 Lays 
WVIGOG: SOLTELui es cat acces tte Pose Oxalis corniculata L., var........... Hee 62 | 1 
WARNE RAT ASE at Ces ee abu LL ametm canilare Tac rl euc i etie sak, oe 123 | 12 
Barn-Vard OPES 0, baa ..04. bk ie oa. jPanicum Crus-galliL........ BASES ea iB leA 10 
Low Fincer-grass..... Baie Pee gi tale Panic, iabrum, Gaud (fii. fe. oe cas chee 516 | 4 
COMMON FW ALENID ais ics ac0 vce beens [, ASUILECH BAUVE Lins holes ee¥de ayes sets 3 woe 
dy bo Tec Ch i iaee Aelia ane ee Pr MCUIN PATCH SE Lace is hirwn Goel vicieta ole-sls) tbunns 27 — 
Mairoungd Gerry es. Physalis: Virginiana Mill. 2 och... .s..-..c 1 
Rngbeh. Plantain? 2.30 Plantago lanceolata L......... 0... ..0.... 162 1 
Hommon, Plantain ©. 5 5436. ned. oy Pisntaco maior Us, . de sj faeces ds ways te «> 10 4 
POI ROPELGOITY CMe cence cs ccs Plantago Rugellii Dec............. separ 1 21 
Kentucky Blue-grass.............. RO pratensisyl Mews ety: "BS oc AOR Ie 194 — 
Fowl Meadow-grass................ Oa seroling TOT we me. e foe a lak sales. a 4 
WOIIAFUW CCE vs hk valves Sas eals ates Polygonumacré Hs BIB 4. aiie ne cael) 14 — 
Legh ae oe ee Polyponum @Vicwlare Dy oe. 36 sic re.aiyaye odes 7 21 
Black Bindweed...... ............ Polygonum Convolvulus L....... ..:..... 12 81 
PENIAPEWOOUL aus EEK cebet sid Polygonum Pennsylvanica L..... ........ 2 — 
LET Gy FAT OO ROLY Nar OLRUCREIA Daly ation, one fu co aioe 120 831 
PISSIANG py, eae. Aen eae, Le hs irortaiaca vleraceanUl. gc he ey, —_—-- 6 
STOO UR UMBC ih ee cca vce pinieyann s Mie planpa fe sa les Be geet Ua Bl ares 1 1 
ted Sums DEFINI AL we, (Rubs strigosus Mie! hei. stlvVdvee. « — 
A WORE oe reba, end ledie gran th > 6 \Rumex)Acetosella: Diji..) Vicu ie assis of tae 20 — 
CITI OU OOK En ew es onceky cul, 2 ciate ee f HELIN SP CLI SOUS ue pee eee cata eee ere 3 — 
PeOm rae Pets Sh Pe bE ay Rumex sanguineus L.t) yo .\oe nbs eee. es! 14 a 
COMMU ak Senn lala Flan tate? +4 j SOGCIS VAG SO ATIBU AL wh sraicn te 4 asin «ky Via vio vs 2 
PPS OAM PERS 5 FRU Tse waph eats’ Setaria glauca Beauv...........0.. 00.0000. 2233 133 
Pigeon Grass....... Pee rere Be emia: Setaria viridis Beauv..... ............. Lagi, ARO 1810 
MUO IMML -cdop i. sxsess 202 eu. BOLOALO Canadensis’ ss !..... 6. y v's TN 4 — 
Bomsivhistle 4 ol. cess. SonchisiaspenjVall Pet wey ee aE So ty — 3 
PUL AUUBUIE LS retest b¢~)5 soa’ o aad Sonchis oleracea Ts. ds iom.y +s os en lace cans 1 oe 
Dorertarntintt. feted. Meee ol. porgium vaeare Tkks facto. age. eid —~ 173 
‘Common Chickweed ............... \Stellaria media Smith..... .... ...... 4.. —- 1 
WOR MOTO Times ee gets cs als 5 B00 S: Taraxacum officinale W .................. 129 6 
Med Clover: vin il. Pav ock oes oles o2s Prifolinni pratense lag 5h. s.05 a. Ses dedeleapene | 4 122 
PMS ACLOMON Std PV og idis ot oc se nek iyHOMOM procunibens Th... tte, es eee 1 —— 
White Qlover: ss £72005 unc. PY mitoliunr repens Ae. Les anes. Ee ees: | 37 122 
Pe eae eee ana WVernasCum Oa Mate nhs wh ap belt aksiehss4 | — 3 
mpecdwellie? sxe tVid 2. FP IA (Veronica peregrina L ......... .........0% _— 1 






It will be seen by the table that twenty-three species 
occurred in both years, aggregating, after deducting the 
