. Grasses of North America [microform] : chapters on the physiology, composition, selection, improving and cultivation of grasses, management of grass lands, also chapters on clovers, injurious insects and fungi. Grasses; Forage plants; Graminées; Plantes fourragères. WEEDS IN THE MEADOW. Lucerne. It ia likely to bo destroyed by the (uireful farmer. As soon Jis thf slender vino from the seed gets fust to the stem of u plant, the root of tho dodder perishes. It takes nourishment from the Ijueerno. The seeds are very small and spherical. Sulphate of iron (green vitriol), one pound to tho gallon,
. Grasses of North America [microform] : chapters on the physiology, composition, selection, improving and cultivation of grasses, management of grass lands, also chapters on clovers, injurious insects and fungi. Grasses; Forage plants; Graminées; Plantes fourragères. WEEDS IN THE MEADOW. Lucerne. It ia likely to bo destroyed by the (uireful farmer. As soon Jis thf slender vino from the seed gets fust to the stem of u plant, the root of tho dodder perishes. It takes nourishment from the Ijueerno. The seeds are very small and spherical. Sulphate of iron (green vitriol), one pound to tho gallon, sjjrinkled on plants of dodder is said to destroy it, and will not injure the Ijucerne. A sieve of the pro])er size will remove the seeds. The seeds will remain alive in the soil for some years. A similar eus- cuta ia parasitic on red 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 Beal, W. J. (William James), 1833-1924. New York : H. Holt
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