Arizona AcRicui/ruRAL Experiment Station 



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TA1;LIC X. AVKRACK VIKLI) I'KK TUAXT, PIvDIC.RlCE ALFAL,FA, SAlVf RlVER 



\ALLi:v FARM, 1917 



TABLE XI. — FIELD PLOTS OF ALFALFA, SALT RIVER VALLEY FARM, 



SUMMER, 1917 



As the productivity and hardiness of Peruvian alfalfa is be- 

 coming better known throughout the Southwest, the ptjpularity of 

 this variety is increasing ra]:)idly. The true Peruvian alfalfa may 

 be recognized by its somewhat stifif, upright hal)it, narrow leaves, 

 flark ]nirple flowers, and a marked pubescence (short Inie hairs), 

 on the upper parts of the stems and on the yotmg leaves. vSomc 

 confusion has arisen on account of there having been ])ut on the 



