. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. C(>M.\f\' 11 Ki:i)S or CANADA 69 U Ts Group No. 23-MiIkweed Family. COMMON Asclcpias Cornnii, (Dene). Root. Stitui and tltshv, with nmninK riM)ist()cks. Stem.â 1 ill. i :» fffl liinh stout, iloNvnv with milky juice. (>l>|Misiic 4ir whored, the u|»iKr sdiiietiiiies scattered, lar^v. cihloiiR, pale, tiiinutely downy Uneath Flowers. Dull, pur- tilish pink. ,', inth, clustered at the summit and alonjj the -ides ui stem, parts of tlnwer in lives;
. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. C(>M.\f\' 11 Ki:i)S or CANADA 69 U Ts Group No. 23-MiIkweed Family. COMMON Asclcpias Cornnii, (Dene). Root. Stitui and tltshv, with nmninK riM)ist()cks. Stem.â 1 ill. i :» fffl liinh stout, iloNvnv with milky juice. (>l>|Misiic 4ir whored, the u|»iKr sdiiietiiiies scattered, lar^v. cihloiiR, pale, tiiinutely downy Uneath Flowers. Dull, pur- tilish pink. ,', inth, clustered at the summit and alonjj the -ides ui stem, parts of tlnwer in lives; sCit'iens united and . olosinn the pistil. Fruit Two ixids. on- â i which is lar^e ikI full of silk\ lufted si-eds, and the tii,,^i often stunted. Seeds. Oval, llat, each with a loni tion. Perennial. Flowering. June \u>;it^t Seeding. July < )cto- h<-T. Propagation. I'.y st-eds and I Ml-- Dispersal. Hv running tslDcks, and seeds carried tiv Mow uliili- II' lilooni; plow and cuinvute VHlkwfi-d is one o| the most familiar of Canadian plant⢠mixed with flax ;m(l wool and woven U> advantage, while paper has lieeii manufactured from the stout stalks. Common milkweed is probably the most common xample of .i striking and be-autiful native family. The tall, stout, juicy stems, the dull-pink clustered llowers. and the puily pods filled with silky-tufted strds, Ix-loved of imaginative children, are familiar to country ixople. The milky juice which fills the stem possibly protects the llowers from the inroads (â¢f ants. Kerner, tlie naturalist, found that as ants crawl up the stem they cut the delicate surface with. Common Milkwrrh C'rniili. (I)cnc). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hamilton, D. Wiley (David Wiley), 1878-1935. Toronto : Macmillan
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