ao 
—— 
. 

Pex. 
RAPHANUS RAPHANISTRUM 
H 
ee, 

ST efe1// 

ILD RADISH (Raphanus raphanistrum).—Jointed Charlock is another 
familiar name of a most persistant, introduced mustard, which is now 
widely distributed thruout eastern Canada and northeastern and north cen- | 
In most respects its habits and appearances are quite | 
similar to those of Wild Mustard, except that it seems to compete more seri- 
tral United States. 
ously with cereal crops and may be either an annual or biennial. It is not 
a serious problem in intertilled crops, perennial meadows or pastures, al- 
though it can maintain itself in these crops, perhaps due largely to the long | 
length of life of the seed when buried in the soil. The seed is spread largely 
The cylindrical pods instead of splitting, 
Hence, each seed is surrounded by a 
in cereal crop seeds and by water. 
to release the seed, break crosswise. 
pulpy covering that gives it buoyancy in water and makes it almost impossible 
to separate from small grain seeds. The difficult place to contend with it is 
in cereal crops. If present in small amounts, it should be pulled by hand. 
Heavy infestations may be controlled by a selective weed spray of sodium 
dinitro-ortho-cresol when in the 3 to 5 leaf stage. Thorough soil preparation 
in the spring will eliminate the plants from the year before. 
BUYERS GUIDE 

NORTHERN GROWN 

FARM SEEDS 
Alfalfa 
Brome Grass 
Sweet Clover 
Red Clover 
* 
MILLETS 
German 
Hungarian 
Early Fortune 
White Proso 
* 
MUSTARD SEED 
* 
Sle OoneAsGal 
Best of Warehousing facili- 
ties available for the stor- 
ing and distribution of seed 
stocks. 
* 
LESLIE EDGERTON 
334 North Ist Street 
MINNEAPOLIS MINN. 



Ging & Company 
Since 1898 
FARINA, ILLINOIS 
ORD 
Redtop 
Timothy 
Sweet Clover 
Soy Beans 
CARLOTS, OR LESS 

93 
