. 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. 498 COMPOSITAE (COMPOSITE FAMILY) Nearly as rapid a grower as a ragweed, the stem two to five feet tall, smooth, much branched, and leafy. Leaves alternate, two to six inches long, smooth and green on both sides, very sweet-scented, twice or thrice pinnatifid, the lobes short, obtuse, and narrow; lower leaves with short, slender petioles, upper ones sessile and much smaller, but none entire. Heads ve
. 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. 498 COMPOSITAE (COMPOSITE FAMILY) Nearly as rapid a grower as a ragweed, the stem two to five feet tall, smooth, much branched, and leafy. Leaves alternate, two to six inches long, smooth and green on both sides, very sweet-scented, twice or thrice pinnatifid, the lobes short, obtuse, and narrow; lower leaves with short, slender petioles, upper ones sessile and much smaller, but none entire. Heads very small in loose, open panicles, the florets all fertile; invo- lucre hemispheric, the bracts few, smooth, dry and scarious. (Fig. 346.) Means of control For small areas hand-pulling before the flowers mature. Or close and repeated cutting for the purpose of preventing re- production. WORMWOOD OR ABSINTHE Artemisia Absinthium, L. Fig. 346. — Annual Wormwood (Artemisia Introduced. Biennial. Propagates by annua). X *. geeds. Time of bloom: July to October. Seed-time: August to November. Range: Newfoundland and New England to western Ontario and Ohio. Habitat: Roadsides and waste places. An escape from gardens, and usually a waste-land weed; but occasionally it gets into hay, causing cattle to reject then1 fodder — or, if eaten, the consequence is ruined milk and butter, for the extreme bitterness of the plant is proverbial. The herb is used medicinally as a vermifuge, and collectors receive about four cents a pound for its leaves and flowering tops, gathered when in early bloom and dried. Stem somewhat shrubby, two to four feet high, the new leaves white with fine, silky hair, the older foliage grayish green, soft,. 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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