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Page 141
... in corn fields , but more of a pest on lawns . Since it roots at the joints , it is somewhat difficult to remove . Old Witch Grass ( Panicum capillare , L . ) .- An annual , usually displaying coarse , branching stems , one to three feet ...
... in corn fields , but more of a pest on lawns . Since it roots at the joints , it is somewhat difficult to remove . Old Witch Grass ( Panicum capillare , L . ) .- An annual , usually displaying coarse , branching stems , one to three feet ...
Page 142
... feet high ; leaves flat , seven to fourteen inches long ; panicles diffuse , termi- nal or lateral ; sheaths smooth , lax , somewhat flattened ; spikelets rather crowded upon short , scabrous pedicels ; anthers saffron - yellow ...
... feet high ; leaves flat , seven to fourteen inches long ; panicles diffuse , termi- nal or lateral ; sheaths smooth , lax , somewhat flattened ; spikelets rather crowded upon short , scabrous pedicels ; anthers saffron - yellow ...
Page 143
... a trouble- some weed in corn fields . Sandbur ( Cenchrus tribuloides , L . ) .- An erect annual one to four feet high , with spreading , or ascending , much- 3 mms . branched stems , rarely a foot high DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME COMMON WEEDS 143.
... a trouble- some weed in corn fields . Sandbur ( Cenchrus tribuloides , L . ) .- An erect annual one to four feet high , with spreading , or ascending , much- 3 mms . branched stems , rarely a foot high DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME COMMON WEEDS 143.
Page 145
... feet high , with flat leaves , and an open , pale- green or straw - colored panicle ; nodes usually bearded ... feet tall , with flat leaves and a dense , ovoid panicle , or head about one inch long ; two empty glumes , white , with ...
... feet high , with flat leaves , and an open , pale- green or straw - colored panicle ; nodes usually bearded ... feet tall , with flat leaves and a dense , ovoid panicle , or head about one inch long ; two empty glumes , white , with ...
Page 146
... feet high ; panicles somewhat one- sided , two to five inches long ; spikelets chestnut - colored , three - flowered ; the two lower flowers staminate , hairy fringed , with three stamens , the upper flower perfect , short pediceled ...
... feet high ; panicles somewhat one- sided , two to five inches long ; spikelets chestnut - colored , three - flowered ; the two lower flowers staminate , hairy fringed , with three stamens , the upper flower perfect , short pediceled ...
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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.