. A manual of weeds : with descriptions of all the most pernicious and troublesome plants in the United States and Canada, their habits of growth and distribution, with methods of control . Weeds. UMBELLIFERAE (PARSLEY FAMILY) 301 often purple-spotted. Leaves pinnate and thrice divided, the segments finely cut and toothed. Flower clusters terminal, in large, open, compound umbels, composed of many small urn- bellets of tiny white flowers, five-petaled, the large umbel and its parts subtended by small, narrow bracts. Fruit consisting of two dry, seed- like carpels, cohering by their inner face,
. A manual of weeds : with descriptions of all the most pernicious and troublesome plants in the United States and Canada, their habits of growth and distribution, with methods of control . Weeds. UMBELLIFERAE (PARSLEY FAMILY) 301 often purple-spotted. Leaves pinnate and thrice divided, the segments finely cut and toothed. Flower clusters terminal, in large, open, compound umbels, composed of many small urn- bellets of tiny white flowers, five-petaled, the large umbel and its parts subtended by small, narrow bracts. Fruit consisting of two dry, seed- like carpels, cohering by their inner face, grayish brown when ripe, about one-eighth of an inch long, ovoid, flattened at the side, prominently ribbed, and having on the flattened surface a deep, narrow groove. The whole plant has a very disagreeable "mousy" odor, especially when Fig. 209. — Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum). x J. Means of control Grub it out, "root and branch," and destroy it. So dangerous a neighbor should never be allowed on any farm land, and in par- ticular the roads of the countryside should be free from its presence. WATER HEMLOCK Ciciita maculata, L. Other English names: Spotted Cowbane, Beaver Poison, Musquash Root, Muskrat Weed, Death-of-man, Children's Bane. Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. Time of bloom: June to August. Seed-time: August to October. Range: Newfoundland to Manitoba, southward to Florida and New Mexico. Habitat: Low grounds; wet meadows, marshy places, sides of ditches, and 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 Georgia, Ada Eljiva, 1859-1921. New York : Macmillan
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