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Page 55
... waste land , as it grows not only on rich land , but will thrive in the poorest soil . Professors Tracy and Goff both recommend it as a soil renovator . Although occa- sionally useful in Iowa as a bee plant , a soil renovator , and a ...
... waste land , as it grows not only on rich land , but will thrive in the poorest soil . Professors Tracy and Goff both recommend it as a soil renovator . Although occa- sionally useful in Iowa as a bee plant , a soil renovator , and a ...
Page 60
... waste places where they produce seeds in enor- mous quantities . Weed seeds often retain their vitality for a considerable period of time . Even though the first crop is removed , a second crop appears from the seeds buried somewhat ...
... waste places where they produce seeds in enor- mous quantities . Weed seeds often retain their vitality for a considerable period of time . Even though the first crop is removed , a second crop appears from the seeds buried somewhat ...
Page 83
... waste places as a weed , Ontario to New Hampshire , Massachusetts and New Jersey , adventive from the West . " This plant has certainly spread to many different points in the Eastern States . The Canada thistle was early introduced in ...
... waste places as a weed , Ontario to New Hampshire , Massachusetts and New Jersey , adventive from the West . " This plant has certainly spread to many different points in the Eastern States . The Canada thistle was early introduced in ...
Page 142
... waste grounds and cultivated fields from Maine to Nebraska and southward . Barnyard Grass ( Echinochloa crus - galli , ( L. ) Beauv . ) .- A coarse , ascending , leafy annual from one to five feet high ; stems frequently branched near ...
... waste grounds and cultivated fields from Maine to Nebraska and southward . Barnyard Grass ( Echinochloa crus - galli , ( L. ) Beauv . ) .- A coarse , ascending , leafy annual from one to five feet high ; stems frequently branched near ...
Page 148
... States ; common along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers , waste places and fields in Missouri . Sheathed Rush Grass ( Sporobolus vaginiflorus , Wood ) . -A slender annual growing one to three feet high , 148 WEEDS OF THE FARM AND GARDEN.
... States ; common along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers , waste places and fields in Missouri . Sheathed Rush Grass ( Sporobolus vaginiflorus , Wood ) . -A slender annual growing one to three feet high , 148 WEEDS OF THE FARM AND GARDEN.
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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.