. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. d, much inflat licle. Fruit.â laped, grayish- A'hich are more ,nd wider apart ces 9,(MK) seeds. St. Seeding.â nd rootslf)cks running root vate. pion is a na which prom- pt St in sonu nd in mead laces chiefly, the creepinji radication is It. Practic reatment as or our worst 'histle âwill er Campion. Led species, 'D, Garden itaneous in latter has leaves, glau ^ink flowers It escapes COMMON HEEDS OF CANADA 37 ION, OR few liranclics airs. Leaves. itli long IoIh's, t.âWell-fill
. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. d, much inflat licle. Fruit.â laped, grayish- A'hich are more ,nd wider apart ces 9,(MK) seeds. St. Seeding.â nd rootslf)cks running root vate. pion is a na which prom- pt St in sonu nd in mead laces chiefly, the creepinji radication is It. Practic reatment as or our worst 'histle âwill er Campion. Led species, 'D, Garden itaneous in latter has leaves, glau ^ink flowers It escapes COMMON HEEDS OF CANADA 37 ION, OR few liranclics airs. Leaves. itli long IoIh's, t.âWell-fillid >ds. iize of wlieui lat triangulii ;ntric rows of ion.âAnnual, it â October. manure, and as an imriurity in sied grain. Eradication. I'uJI, sow clean seed, treat as for .Mustard. Purple Cockle, or Purple Campion, or Com Cockle as it is called in Kng'and, is an annual introduced from Europe. It is a pernicious weed in grain fields, and is found wherever wheat is cultivated. The husks of the seed often appear as black specks in flour, which is damaged thereby. The seed is injurious to young chickens. An old writer, Gerarde, says: "What hurt it doth among Corne (wheat), the spovle into bread, as well as in color, taste and in wholesomeness, is better known than de- ; In this country corn means "maize" only. It is, therefore, better to omit the Knglish descriptive term "Corn" us in "Corn Cockle" and "Corn Spurrev" and call the weeds Purple Cockle and vSpurrev. White Cockle, White Campion, or Evening Lychnis, Lychnis alba, Mill., or Lychnis respcrtina, SiMh., is not a common weed Canada, but is sometimes found in grain crops and meadows, chieflv about Guelph Ont., where it is a troublesome âHT weed. The whole plant is viscid-hairy, and '"'"/'""""" "/^'""'o''-' has large leaves, numerous pure-white flowers, and thick rootstocks. BOUNCING PET, OR SOA
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