Show T MII 4 I fIt J i A WORRISOME WEED It la Is an Annual Plant But aut Hard tc tt Get Rid Of The common name Is chickweed The botanical name nama is media In Briton and Browns Brown's Illustrated Flora but In Grays Gray's Manual It Is media It is a pernicious weed but so often neglected and omitted omitted omit omit- ted from lists of troublesome weeds probably because of ot Its Us small size and Inability to prove provo very destructive to larger luger cultivated plants It is an annual annual an an- nual plant and in theory annual plants can be exterminated in one season by preventing them from producing a crop of seeds by which to perpetuate ate themselves In the case of this plant however the theory is not easily applied says saya Country Gentleman because of the peculiar characters of the pest It ItIs ItIs Itis Is very hardy rapid in Its Us development development develop develop- development ment tenacious of life liCe persistent and quite unobtrusive and harmless in ap ap- mt Im Irb 3 5 if LJ v V Alsine Media Media alter after Br Chickweed Late or autumnal seedlings seed lings live through the winter and in regions of mild open winters they begin to flower and mature seeds even evenIn evenIn evenin In February or March before we are likely to think they need attention The sample sent has a few tew dry empty seed vessels on it Others are yet green and unopened There are also flowers and unopened buds so that seed production may yet continue a along along along long time in plants of ot the same age as this sample Indeed seed production may continue till freezing weather stops It in November or December If the plants are dug up or plowed out and left on the ground they are likely to renew their growth unless they are put in piles and destroyed or unless a prolonged period of dry hot weather should deprive them of life PlowIng Flowing infested fields in fall and seeding with rye or winter wheat whet may help keep it In check or plowing early in spring and planting with some crop which shall receive frequent and thorough thorough thor thoro ough cultivation will not only only destroy the young seedlings that may spring up but will c check eck seed production Inthe in inthe inthe the older plants Spraying with a solution solution tion of sulphate sulphate-of of iron or copperas one and one half to two pounds to a gallon of ot water has been used with success In subduing this weed It should be applied in dry clear weather I |