. The Indiana weed book. Weeds. 144 THE INDIANA WEE13 EC OK. or dandelion for greens. The tops and roots axe grown there ex- tensively for stock-food. The principal use of the root, however, is as a substitute for or an adulterant of coffee and persons accustomed to its use main- tain that a mixture of 2 or 3 parts of good coffee to one of ground roasted chicory is superior to and more economical than coffee alone. More than 15 million pounds of chicory root are annually imported into the United States from Belgium and other European countries for the sole purpose of adulterating ground coffee
. The Indiana weed book. Weeds. 144 THE INDIANA WEE13 EC OK. or dandelion for greens. The tops and roots axe grown there ex- tensively for stock-food. The principal use of the root, however, is as a substitute for or an adulterant of coffee and persons accustomed to its use main- tain that a mixture of 2 or 3 parts of good coffee to one of ground roasted chicory is superior to and more economical than coffee alone. More than 15 million pounds of chicory root are annually imported into the United States from Belgium and other European countries for the sole purpose of adulterating ground coffees. Where escaped as a weed the chicory can be controlled by deep cutting or grubbing with hoe or spud and prevention of seeding in gardens. 109. Taraxacum taraxacum L. Dandelion. Blowball. (P. I. 1.) A stemless herb producing a cluster or rosette of spreading basal leaves from the midst of which the leafless flower-stalk springs; leaves oblong or spoon-shaped in outline, deeply and irregularly lobed or cut- toothed, hairy when young, 3-10 inches long. Heads golden yellow, 1-2 inches broad, containing 150-200 flowers. Achenes or seeds greenish- brown, spindle-shaped, narrowed a slender beak which in age supports a globular mass of white hair-like pappus. parted style; n _. 3, aehene; i, pitted receptacle with single fruit. 8 to 10 days. As the myriad Seeds [After Strasburger.) " tf are wafted everywhere by means of the pappus it is almost a hopeless task to keep the weed in sub- jection. Remedies: reseeding or resodding; digging with spud or an especial tool made for the purpose; in fields and gardens, thor» ough cultivation,. 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 Blatchley, W. S. (Willis Stanley), 1859-1940. Indianapolis, The Nature publishing company
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