. The cereals in America. Grain. ENEMIES OF WHEAT 95 141. Cockle.—Cockle is a widely and anciently distributed weed of the wheat field, belonging to the pink family {Caryophyllactae). It grows from one to two feet high and is readily distinguished by its large pink blossom. Its seeds are black, angular, kidney-shaped, one-half to one-eighth of an inch across, marked with spiny reticula- tions arranged in rows around the curved side of the seeds. They are quite injurious to flour, and as they are readily seen in the grain, reduce the commercial value of the wheat. They are so near the size and
. The cereals in America. Grain. ENEMIES OF WHEAT 95 141. Cockle.—Cockle is a widely and anciently distributed weed of the wheat field, belonging to the pink family {Caryophyllactae). It grows from one to two feet high and is readily distinguished by its large pink blossom. Its seeds are black, angular, kidney-shaped, one-half to one-eighth of an inch across, marked with spiny reticula- tions arranged in rows around the curved side of the seeds. They are quite injurious to flour, and as they are readily seen in the grain, reduce the commercial value of the wheat. They are so near the size and weight of wheat grains as to be removed with difficulty. They may remain in the ground several years without germinating. As the plant is rather conspicuous and its number usually not rela- tively large, they may be pulled from the growing wheat. 142. Wild Garlic.—This weed is sometimes found in the wheat fields of eastern United States. It grows one to three feet high and bears a cluster of bulblets in place of seed. When these bulb-. Wild garlic. (One-fourth natural size.). 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 Hunt, Thomas Forsyth, 1862-1927. New York, O. Judd company;
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