Field notebooks : Switzerland, 1931-1938
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9-8-34 Cannabis sativa L. Cote III 249; Box 284; 9347; BMJCP239; SVKI303 Fl ? and ? and ?. Villeneuve Dump. ? flowers ? narrow, beaked bract enclosing delicate skin-like perianth (most easily distinguishable in fl. since as fr. matures it clings tightly bloo and later also to the achene) Note that the "narrow, beaked enclosing bract" is subtended by lance-linear bract ? of about equal length. This answers question raised on 8-24-34 9-8-34 Chenopodium rubrum L. (See 8-17-34) Fl & fr. Villa- neurve Dump. These spcc. are not the tall (ie ± 12 in.) plants with br"exactly as ill (Cote)" found 8-17-34. These spce. growing on very hard unproductive soil are 3-5" inches with lower ls fallen & upper brs small. st. branched from base, red. Infl mostly def. red. Peranth parts usually 3, achene erect, smooth, shining, edges thick, 3/4 or less mm high. (These small spce. had been seen previously at same spot before flowering) 9-8-84 Anthemis arvensis L. Cote II. 345; Box 169; BVK248; 9846; SVKI681 Fl & fr. Villeneuve Dump or path Clillon → Villa- neurve. Fr as ill (Cote). Carefully cf with C. Cotula } 8-24-34 from Chabot on Lebram → Vergeaux Rd.