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Turf for Golf Courses - Msu

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180 TURF FOR GOLF COURSES<br />

It is easily dug out or may be destroyed as recom-<br />

mended <strong>for</strong> dandelions.<br />

Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolata). - This very<br />

common weed also becomes spread because its seed<br />

is so frequently an<br />

impurity in grass<br />

seeds. It may be<br />

destroyed In the<br />

same manner as<br />

plantain.<br />

Goose-grass (Eleu-<br />

sine indica).- This<br />

summer grass (Fig.<br />

45) is sometimes<br />

a bun d ant, but<br />

never as trouble-<br />

some as crab-grass.<br />

It is distinguished<br />

by its flattened<br />

stems and sheaths,<br />

the latter often<br />

FIG. 45.-Goose-grass (E/N£sindndica), asum- Whit is h. Goosemer<br />

weed frequently invading putting-greens. k'<br />

grass ma es CIrcular<br />

patches two to six inches in diameter, but it has<br />

no creeping stems. It is easily removed by weeding.

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