Verbenaceae, 153

Veronica, 157

Vervain family, 153

Vincetoxicum, 149

Wall speedwell, 157

Water hemlock, 148

Water hemp, 126

Weed, defined, 103

Weed, what enables a plant to become one, 105

Weeds, disadvantages of, 104

Weeds, found in certain crops and why, 107

Weeds, how introduced and how spread, 106

Weeds, how to exterminate, 108

Weeds, lists of, in clovers and grasses, 107

Weeds of Michigan compared with those elsewhere, 107

Weeds, some small benefits from, 104

Weeds, where certain ones are troublesome, 107

Weeds, where they come from, 107

Western water hemp, 126

Wheat thief, 153

White clover, 142

White hoarhound, 154

White sweet clover, 140

Whorled mallow, 146

Wild carrot, 148

Wild comfrey, 152

Wild garlic, 119

Wild lettuce, 168

Wild parsnip, 149

Wild peppergrass, 136

Willow-leaved dock, 123

Winged pigweed, 126

Wild buckwheat, 120

Wild oat, 110

Winter cress, 133

Wire grass, 114, 116

Witchgrass, old, 115

Worm-seed, 135

Wormwood, 162

Xanthium, 171

Yard grass, 114

Yarrow, 160

Yellow alyssum, 132

Yellow daisy, 169

Yellow foxtail, 117

Yellow goat's beard, 170

Yellow rocket, 133

[Symbol: right pointing index] If not familiar with the decimal scale
used in recording measurements in this volume, the reader can clip out
one of those found below and use it for measuring.

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Transcriber's Notes

Use the first phrase to find the change.

Page 2

'a dollar is almost indispensable in'

Changed 'indispensible' to 'indispensable'.

Page 2

'they annoy the gardner.'

'gardner' may be 'gardener'. Unchanged.

Page 105

'enormous number of weeds.'

'weeds' may be 'seeds'. Unchanged.

Page 114

'three obscure longitudinal'

Changed 'obcure' to 'obscure'.

Page 119

'Urtica gracilis'

Changed 'Utrica' to 'Urtica'.

Page 120

'Polygonum Convolvulus'

Changed 'Concolvulus' to 'Convolvulus'.

Page 120

'elliptical to obovoid,'

Changed 'ellipical' to 'elliptical'.

Page 121

'base obtuse or bearing'

Changed 'abtuse' to 'obtuse'.

Page 122

'Rumex Acetosella'

Changed 'Rumux' to 'Rumex'.

Changed 'Actosella' to 'Acetosella'.

Page 124

'faintly evident radiating striation'

Changed 'striatian' to 'striatio