. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. of that plant. Its blossoms grow in small clusters from the axils of the leaves and are inconspicuous, but the triangular, dull-black seeds are quite distinctive; they resemble buckwheat and are diffi- cult to remove from wheat. II. Common Thistles. — The com- monest thistle upon our northern prai- ries is the wavy-leaved thistle, which is native to the sod. It is covered all over with white, velvety fuzz, except perhaps on the upper surface of the older leaves. The height of the plant is from 2 to 3 feet. The bull thistle or Scotch th
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. of that plant. Its blossoms grow in small clusters from the axils of the leaves and are inconspicuous, but the triangular, dull-black seeds are quite distinctive; they resemble buckwheat and are diffi- cult to remove from wheat. II. Common Thistles. — The com- monest thistle upon our northern prai- ries is the wavy-leaved thistle, which is native to the sod. It is covered all over with white, velvety fuzz, except perhaps on the upper surface of the older leaves. The height of the plant is from 2 to 3 feet. The bull thistle or Scotch thistle came originally from Europe wild Buckwheat and is not yet found in the more recently settled sections. It is taller than the wavy-leaved (3 to 5 feet high), is more prickly, and the white woolly fuzz is almost completely absent. The tall thistle or roadside thistle is still taller (3 to 10 feet); the stem is downy ; the leaves are rough- hairy above and whitened with close wool beneath. 12. Canada Thistle. — This is one of the most pernicious weeds and is extremely difficult to eradicate. It is often found in dense patches, as it spreads from underground stems. It may easily be distinguished from. Bull Thistle. 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 Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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