. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. (L). COMMON WEEDS OF CANADA 99 shoots. Dispersal.—Seeds carried by winds; by creenine rootstocks. Eradication.—Pull or plow, and cultivate. Tanacetum means undying. The platit was so named because*? the flowers of Tansy arc durable. Common Tansy is naturalized throughout the coun- try, and is much used for medicinal purposes. It is found in patches in old fields, along roadsides, and in lanes near dwellings. CHAMOMILE. OR MAY- WEED. Anthemis Cotula, (L). Root.—I'iljf
. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. (L). COMMON WEEDS OF CANADA 99 shoots. Dispersal.—Seeds carried by winds; by creenine rootstocks. Eradication.—Pull or plow, and cultivate. Tanacetum means undying. The platit was so named because*? the flowers of Tansy arc durable. Common Tansy is naturalized throughout the coun- try, and is much used for medicinal purposes. It is found in patches in old fields, along roadsides, and in lanes near dwellings. CHAMOMILE. OR MAY- WEED. Anthemis Cotula, (L). Root.—I'iljfous. Stem.—Low, <i-12 inches, acrid, strong-scented. Leaves.—Thrice pin^atelv-divided into slender leaflets o'r lobes, smooth, with fetid smell. Flowers. —White, '4 inch, in heads which terminate the brandies; white rays and yellow centre, scaly leaves among Mowers. Fruit.—Head of achenes. Seeds.—About ^\ of an inch long, tajjcring, light t'r- dark- brown in color; surface roughened iiy distinct tubercles. Duration.— .Vnnual. Flowering.—June—Aug- ust. Seeding.—July—.September. Propagation.—Iiy seeds. Dispersal. .Seeds carried l)y winds; in hav and grass seeds. Eradication. .Mow; seed down, follow l)y hoe-crop. May-weec» is naturalized „ „ ^„„, ^ roadsides, in meadows and waste places, and along the streets of towns and villages. The white-rayed llowers closely resemble daisies; but its finely-cut leaves and smrll fi -r heads with vellow centres in high relief are s .lent for its recognition bv bruisinjr the flowers and leaves a strong odor of chamomile proves the identitv of the plant. One may blew ''chamomile" tea from the leaves- or ihroug'i. their agency raise effective blisters in an Chamomile, or Mav wkkij Anlhemis Cotula. (L) and abundant along. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrati
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