Your weeds and your neighbor's : part 3 illustrated descriptive list of weeds . Bulrush. 292 Sedges. (P.). Carex sp. There are a large number of plants ofthis group, all characterized by their grass-likegrowth and more or less stiff heads of scale-likeflowers springing from the side or summit ofthe mostly triangular culms. The leaves aregenerally sharp on the margin and keel, givingthem more or less of a cutting edge. They areall useless as fodder for stock; and fields in-fested with them should be renewed througha series of well fertilized and cultivated crops. Sedge. GRASS FAMILY. Tickle Gra
Your weeds and your neighbor's : part 3 illustrated descriptive list of weeds . Bulrush. 292 Sedges. (P.). Carex sp. There are a large number of plants ofthis group, all characterized by their grass-likegrowth and more or less stiff heads of scale-likeflowers springing from the side or summit ofthe mostly triangular culms. The leaves aregenerally sharp on the margin and keel, givingthem more or less of a cutting edge. They areall useless as fodder for stock; and fields in-fested with them should be renewed througha series of well fertilized and cultivated crops. Sedge. GRASS FAMILY. Tickle Grass. Old Witch-grass. (A.) Panicwn cap!Hare, L. Thiswell-known and worthless grass flourishes in our driestand sandiest fields, as well as in corn lands, where at the end of theseason the stems are broken off by the wind and the fruiting headsrolled along the ground scattering their seed as they go until theyare finally collected in great numbers along the fence rows. Wherethis grass is plentiful, it should be prevented from going to seed bychanging the crop amongst which it grows to one that will remo
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