growth, spending tlie remainder of the season in dying slowly. Two lots of the 

 Big-seeded vetch ( V. macrocarpa Bert.) from France resulted about the same, but 

 grew 10 inches high and persisted longer. It closely resembles Spring Vetch. 

 Two lots of Narrow-leafed vetch ( V. angustifolia) gave only a few small plants, 

 which soon died. A half plat of the American vetch (F. americcma Muhl.), 

 planted with Wyoming seed of lS9b, gave but a few plants, which made little 

 growth, were badly eaten by insects, and finally died early in October. 



Vicia Bivonea Rafin. — Plat lO-A-2 was planted May 22 with seed from 

 Australia, 1897 (No. 2:3740 of Professor Maiden). A thin stand resulted, but the 

 young plants grew finely, reaching 6 to 8 inches in height by July 12. They 

 showed no sign of injury by the heat. By September 1 they were a foot high, 

 forming a den.se, tangled mass, but died soon after without producing flowers. 



Black bitter vetch (T^ ervilia). — One plat (lO-A-20) planted May 29 gave a 

 thin stand, as did plats lO-D-19 and 20 planted with seed from France (S. P. I. 

 No. 1452). The plants grew slowly but did not seem affected by the heat. By 

 October 15 the plants were a foot high and still green but had produced no 

 flowers. This species is adapted to hot dry climates. It is cultivated in the 

 Barbary States, where it produces large crops. 



Scaiiet vetch {V.fulgens Batt.).— Plats 10-B-ll and 12 were planted on May 28 

 with seed from France (S. P. I. No. 1514) and plats lO-B-13 and 14 with another 

 lot (S. P. I. No. 4:i36) from the same source. In each case a thin stand was 

 obtained. On July 12 each was 6 to 8 inches high, the first entirely healthy, the 

 second somewhat burned at the tender tips. By the end of the month no differ- 

 ence could be observed between the two. On September 17 they were 1^ to 2 feet 

 high, a healthy vigorous growth of slender, tangled vines. October 1 5 they stood 

 about :3 feet high and showed no signs of flowering. On November 17, the 

 vines, while matted down somewhat, showed no injury from the frosts. This 

 annual comes from Algeria, where it is known as a rapid grower and is consid- 

 ered one of the most valuable forage plants. 



Spring vetch ( V. saliva L. ). — Nine different lots of this vetch were sown, and 

 the results in all cases were nearly the same. The stand was not more than one- 

 half in any case. The young jjlants were healthy, but were soon checked by the 

 hot weather and quite badly burned. They recovered slowly from this and made 

 new growth, but were always feeble, reaching a final height of about 10 inches 

 and none of them producing flowers. By the end of September most of the 

 plants were dead. 



MogoUon vetch ( V. e.vigua Nutt. ).— Plat 10-C-l was sown May 28 with seed 

 of the crop of 1897 and plat lO-C-2 with seed of 1898. About half the seed gi-ew, 

 and the young plants, like those of the wild vetch, grew slowly throughout the 

 hot months and showed no actual injury. The plants lived imtil the middle of 

 October, at which time they had reached a length of from 18 inches to 3 feet, 

 but had produced no flowers. This plant is native to the Southwest from New 

 Mexico to California. 



Vicia Jiirsiita Koch.— Plat 10-A-:5 was planted May 22 with seed of this vetch 

 raised at Ophir, Wash., in 1899. A thin stand appeared, and on June 19 the 

 plants were 1 to 2 inches high. July 12 foimd them 4 to 5 inches high, green 

 and healthy, and with no sign of injury from the heat. On July 27 the plants, 

 though no larger, were still uninjured, but subsequent growth was slow. Sej)- 

 tember 17 sliowed a height of 7 inches, but no sign of flowers. On October 15 

 the plants were beginning to take on autumn colors. November 27, after several 

 severe frosts, they were still alive. 



This vetch is a native of Asia and has been sparingly introduced into this coun- 

 ti-y from Europe. 



