Anserine. Kiebekraut.

No. 736. - Is an annual plant propagated from seeds, and is from the southern part of the United States. There are three varieties: The white, the red, and the black. The white seed is preferred. The stem is five feet high with pale green leaves. The flowers have a whitish color and are produced in clusters. The seeds are small, of a yellowish-white color, resembling the millet. The leaves are used the same as greens. The seeds are used the same as common wheat, and for medicinal purposes.

Culture

No. 737. - If grown in good soil the plant will produce an abundance of foliage. Sow it in May, in drills four feet apart, and as it-grows, thin out gradually a foot apart in the rows.