. 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. MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY) 281 at the base. Leaves rounded or kidney-shaped, on long, slender petioles, heart-shaped at base, five- to nine-ribbed and -lobed, scallop-toothed, with edges often crisped. Flowers pale pink, veined with deeper pink, clus- tered or single in the axils; calyx- lobes five, hairy, ovate, pointed, about half the length of the petals, which are notched at the outer edge; styles
. 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. MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY) 281 at the base. Leaves rounded or kidney-shaped, on long, slender petioles, heart-shaped at base, five- to nine-ribbed and -lobed, scallop-toothed, with edges often crisped. Flowers pale pink, veined with deeper pink, clus- tered or single in the axils; calyx- lobes five, hairy, ovate, pointed, about half the length of the petals, which are notched at the outer edge; styles many, stig- matic down the inner side, longer than the stamens which are united in a column, the anthers at the summit, the pollen grains very large and white—like pearls when seen through a lens. Car- pels as many as styles arranged in a circle, one-seeded; when green they are mucilaginous and sweet children like to eat. (Fig. 197.). Fig. 197. — Common Mallow (Malva rotundifolia). X |. the "cheeses" that Means of control Hand-pulling or deep hoe-cutting before the development of seed. MUSK MALLOW Mdlva moschata, L. Introduced. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. Time of bloom: June to August. Seed-time: July to September. Range: Eastern Canada, New England, and Middle States. Habitat: Meadows, roadsides, and waste places. A very handsome plant, an escape from gardens, objectionable in meadows and pastures, for cattle dislike its musky odor and hard, woody stalks and usually leave it to reproduce itself. Stems one to two feet high, slender, clothed with soft hair or sometimes smooth. Base-leaves rounded, with five to nine shallow, scallop- toothed lobes, slender-petioled; stem-leaves deeply five-parted, the. 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 :
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