. 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. LEQUMINOSAE (PULSE FAMILY) 243 leaves; the corolla, a little less than a half-inch long, yellowish white with narrow standard exceeding the wings and blunt keel. Pods about a half-inch long, two- to six- seeded, brown, bur-like, bris- tling all over with short, hooked prickles, making fast to almost anything at a touch and widely distributed by animal trans- portation. (Fig. 173.) Means of control Pr
. 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. LEQUMINOSAE (PULSE FAMILY) 243 leaves; the corolla, a little less than a half-inch long, yellowish white with narrow standard exceeding the wings and blunt keel. Pods about a half-inch long, two- to six- seeded, brown, bur-like, bris- tling all over with short, hooked prickles, making fast to almost anything at a touch and widely distributed by animal trans- portation. (Fig. 173.) Means of control Prevent seed development and distribution by repeated cutting, beginning as soon as the first flowers wither. In order to kill the perennial Fig. 173. rootstocks, the land requires to be kept under very thorough cultivation for three successive years, giving the weed "no chance to see daylight" throughout each growing season. Increased returns from the crops will repay extra tillage. HOARY TICK-TREFOIL Desmbdium can6scens, DC. (Meibbmia cane'scens, Ktze.) Other English names: Seed Ticks, Wool Ticks. Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. Time of bloom: June to September. Seed-time: August to November. Range: New England and Ontario to Minnesota and Nebraska, southward to Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Habitat: Rich, moist soil; borders of fields and woods, roadsides, and waste WUd Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota). X i- To the wool-grower this is one of the most vexatious weeds that grow, for its "ticks" are glutinous as well as bristly-hooked,. 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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