Your weeds and your neighbor's : part 3 illustrated descriptive list of weeds . al meth-ods used to kill out its friends and neighbors: drainage or the has not had, to my knowledge, any particular use as a medicine. 77- Golden Bod. Yellow Top. (P.). Solidago sp. This, the chosen flower of our nation, while .graceful andaesthetic to the eye of the civilian, is lookedupon with anything but inspiring thought bythe agriculturist. Its wiry stems, spranglingyellow tops, and aggressive nod to every pass-ing breeze, causes him to anathematise it rath-er than sing of its beauty. Notwithstandi
Your weeds and your neighbor's : part 3 illustrated descriptive list of weeds . al meth-ods used to kill out its friends and neighbors: drainage or the has not had, to my knowledge, any particular use as a medicine. 77- Golden Bod. Yellow Top. (P.). Solidago sp. This, the chosen flower of our nation, while .graceful andaesthetic to the eye of the civilian, is lookedupon with anything but inspiring thought bythe agriculturist. Its wiry stems, spranglingyellow tops, and aggressive nod to every pass-ing breeze, causes him to anathematise it rath-er than sing of its beauty. Notwithstanding allthis, the graceful curves of its stem, branches,and sprays of golden flowers are worthy of*§ more than one lingering thought of the beauti-ful ere it is rendered obnoxious by classifyingit with trash of the field. It should be mown down with other weedsbefore fruiting, and the lands which it infestsgiven better cultivation and more nourishment. Late medical discoveries have proven thisplant to be a very efficient diuretic in someforms of kidney troubles. Golden Rod. -. 78. Daisies. (A. & P.) Aster sp. There are a large number of species of asters in the Stateall of which, with their blue or white flowers, bear some resemblanceto the next species. All of them are unsightly weeds upon the farm,and should be cut and composted ere they mature*their seeds. Thedirections given for gathering weeds in Part 1 of this bulletin will 247 prove excellent measures against these species if followed carefully. 79. White Devil. Wire-Weed. Virginia Stick-Weed. Old Field Summer. Nail Rod. (P.) Aster laterijhrus,(Z.) Britt. i<ar. hirsuticaulis, (JLindlJ) are few weeds in this State that have caused so muchcommennt as this scraggly branched, profuse blooming little aster,with its wiry stems clothed with minute leaves intermingled withsmall clusters of close growing white or blueish flowers. Mr. J. W. Miller, Cabell county, says of thisweed: The Nai
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