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Middle River, San Joaquin [Delta, Nov. 22, 1913.] No. 5687 Phragmites communis Trin. 6 to 14 ft. h. [feet high] Roots very tough, like ropes, [?plows], as the various agricultural tools in tule reclamation will not cut through them or only partially or very indifferently and such spots are a lot of trouble to clear. Tule has comparatively soft or brittle rootstocks and is easy to clear out of the soil. Called "cane" by the tule farmers.
No. 5688. Cephalanthus occidentalis Slender shrub with stems 6 to 8 ft. [feet] tall, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick at base as I saw them. Called "Button-Willow" River banks.
No. 5689. Solidago occidentalis (Nutt.) T. & G. 4 to 6 or possibly 8 ft. h. [feet high],
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[Middle River, San Joaquin] Delta, Nov. 22, 1913. San Joaquin Co. [County] in the masses of tule and reed along the river bank and rather handsome at a distance.
No. 5690 [Specimen Discarded 10/85] Cult. pea on porch as climber Fls [Flowers] red purple; banner with two rather conspicuous vertical crests as lamellae at base on upper side. Stamens 9 _ 7.
No. 5691 Echinochloa zeylayensis Schult. Common grass in moist fields.
No. 5692. Polygonum coccinium [coccineum] Muhl. 4 to 6 ft. h. [feet high]
No. 5693. Verbena hastata L. 4 to 6 ft. h. [feet high]
No. 5694. Chenopodium ambrosioides. In barley and wheat fields this gets into the harvested straw and is threshed out with the wheat and barley. Its odorous seed communicate
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