"L.," Harrisburg, Pa., writes:

"The enclosed is a fearful weed. What is its name, and how can I destroy it? It came into our garden, I believe, from some New York fruit trees in the first place." This is the "Lily" of the English peasantry. In popular botany it is " Field Bindweed," and in the science, Convolvulus arvensis. The white, cord-like roots all grow-, so that the more it is chopped to pieces the more plants you have. But if you will cut it off with a sharp hoe as soon as a few green leaves are detected, and keep on about three or four times during summer, it can be easily destroyed. No matter how great a pest any weed may be, it can be easily destroyed if not allowed to make perfect leaves.