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Onobrychis sativa, Lam.-, Sainfoin, .linger Grass. 



Perennial, about 2 ft. high. Europe — JbYunce and southern 

 parts, Great Britain — more especially in the south and east 

 counties; United States. An excellent fodder plant for sheep 

 especially. The ordinary variety is recommended for pasture 

 and the var. hi f era, "Giant ,? or "Double Yielding*, ' ' for hay. 



I 2. June, 1899, "Experiments in the Feeding of Sainfoin and 



Lucerne/' pp. 39-44; June, 1906, " Sainfoin Seed," pp. 147-153; 



April, 1914, "Sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa)^ pp. 48-46. 



3. No. 280, 1916. ibid., pp. 1-4. 



Aracliis hypogaea, Linn.] Ground Nut, Pet) Nut, Monke\ 

 JNTut, &c. 



Annual, low-growing; the pods are formed <>u the stem abcr 

 the surface in the ordinary way, but turn and bury themselves 

 in the ground to develop. There are several varieties and 

 numerous forms divided primarily into " bunched," in which 

 the stems grow erect and compact; and cl running M in which the 

 stems are more or less procumbent. The most important 

 source is the Colony of the Gambia (1509849)* in Tropical Africa, 

 which also includes supplies of Eufisque (Senegal), Egyptian, 

 Mozambique, &c. ; Spam, British India, Japan, United States, 

 and Australia, and it is grown in many other tropical and sub- 

 tropical countries. Experiments on a small scale to cultivate 

 this plant in England have so far proved unsuccessful, and in 

 view of the climatic requirements the result could only be 

 expected. An important source of food in the countries where 

 grown and also used in this country, but more important here 

 as a source of oil. They may be used as dessert after being 

 roasted, and manufactured into pea-nut butter. The oil is 

 largely used as a substitute for olive oil. In Marseilles, where 

 the seeds are crushed on a large scale, the shells are ground and 

 sold as " Soga Meal,'"' for use mixed with molasses as cattle 

 feed. The plant is a good fodder and may be used in the green 



state or dried as hay. 



1. 1901, " Ground Nut or Pea Nut," pp. 175-200, 



la. ix. 2 (1911), pp. 201-206. 



2. July, 1915, " Ground Nut Gate," pp. 808-913. 

 3a. No. 64. 1916, "Ground Nut Cake/' 



Desmodium tortuosum, Swz. ; Florida Beggar Weed. 



Annual, 3 to 10 ft. West Indies, United States — Florida, 

 and other sub-tropical parts. A wild forage plant highly 

 esteemed in the S. United States, giving a fodder of fine quality 

 in large quantities ; the haulms, though rather woody, are eaten 

 by cattle and working stock of all kinds (K.B. 1896, p. 188); 

 makes a fine quality hay that is relished by all classes of farm 



* The imports to the United Kingdom are not readily availaUr and this 

 represents centals exported in 1&13, less than 6 per cent, of which came into 

 rhis country, the greater proportion being shipped to Germany and France 

 (Col. Rep. Ann. No. 805, 19} 4, p. 8). 



