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Page 50
... alternate husbandry , weeds ought to suc- cumb rapidly , but in pastures and meadows it is more difficult to remove them , for weeds will grow only where there is room , where they can obtain plenty of sunshine and light , and the more ...
... alternate husbandry , weeds ought to suc- cumb rapidly , but in pastures and meadows it is more difficult to remove them , for weeds will grow only where there is room , where they can obtain plenty of sunshine and light , and the more ...
Page 137
... alternate ( Boraginaceae ) . P.215 . 32. Fruit a berry ( Solanaceae ) . P.220 . Fruit not a berry .. 33 33. Ovary 1-2 - celled , seeds mucilaginous ( Plantaginaceae ) . P.225 . Ovary 2-3 - celled , parasitic or twining , large or small ...
... alternate ( Boraginaceae ) . P.215 . 32. Fruit a berry ( Solanaceae ) . P.220 . Fruit not a berry .. 33 33. Ovary 1-2 - celled , seeds mucilaginous ( Plantaginaceae ) . P.225 . Ovary 2-3 - celled , parasitic or twining , large or small ...
Page 139
... alternate , two - ranked leaves ; sheaths split or open on the side op- posite the blade ; flowers consisting of two - ranked glumes , forming a one to many - flowered spikelet ; flowering glumes inclosing a small bract called the palet ...
... alternate , two - ranked leaves ; sheaths split or open on the side op- posite the blade ; flowers consisting of two - ranked glumes , forming a one to many - flowered spikelet ; flowering glumes inclosing a small bract called the palet ...
Page 162
... alternate or sometimes opposite , entire leaves , stems with swollen joints ; stipules in the form of sheaths ; flowers small , regular , perfect , dioecious , monoecious or polygamous ; petals none ; sepals often col- ored , petal ...
... alternate or sometimes opposite , entire leaves , stems with swollen joints ; stipules in the form of sheaths ; flowers small , regular , perfect , dioecious , monoecious or polygamous ; petals none ; sepals often col- ored , petal ...
Page 167
... alternate without stipules ; flowers small , greenish , regular or slightly irregu- lar ; clustered or solitary in the axils of the leaves ; calyx two to five lobed or two to five - parted or ( rare- ly ) a single sepal ; stamens as ...
... alternate without stipules ; flowers small , greenish , regular or slightly irregu- lar ; clustered or solitary in the axils of the leaves ; calyx two to five lobed or two to five - parted or ( rare- ly ) a single sepal ; stamens as ...
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achenes alfalfa annual awned biennial blue grass bracts branched bull thistle C. M. King calyx Canada thistle carpels cent Cirsium clover seed clusters cocklebur common weed corn corolla crab grass crop cultivated curled dock dodder erect Europe five five-lobed four foxtail fruit germination glabrous glumes grain fields hairy herb horse nettle impurities inches long involucre Iowa lanceolate leaf leaves linear lobes marsh elder meadows milkweed Minnesota Missouri morning glory mustard native North numerous oats oblong ovary ovate ovules panicles pappus pastures pepper grass perennial petals petioled pigweed pinnately pistil plant Plantago plantain plowing poisonous Polygonum prickly pubescent purple quack grass racemes ragweed roadsides roots rootstocks Rumex sepals sessile sheaths sheep sorrel shrubs slender smartweed smooth soil species spikelets spikes spreading Spurge squirrel-tail stamens stem stipules sulphate Sunflower sweet clover tall Texas three feet high toothed troublesome weed upper waste places weed seeds wild yellow
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Page 47 - This shall not, however, exempt the seller from the restrictions of section ten (10) of this act. Third. Seed that is held in storage for the purpose of being recleaned, and which has not been offered, exposed or held in possession of or for sale for the purpose of seeding. Fourth. Seed marked "not absolutely clean," and held or sold for export outside the state only.