XU TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEK XI. 



Page 



Common Bikdsfoot Teefoil (Lotus Corniculatus) 102 



Remarks — Natural place of growth, and soils for which it is 

 adapted — Highly nutritious — Not liable to be injured by 

 drought. 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Greater Biedsfoot Teefoil (Lotus Major) . . . . ; 103 



Supposed to be a variety of Lotus Corniculatus — Natural 

 place of growth — Soils in which it attains its greatest lux- ■ 

 uriance — Common in English pastures. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



LucEENE (Medicago Sativa 104 



Specific character, analysis — About the time of its first 

 introduction into British husbandry — Still continues a 

 favorite plant — Time of sowing in England — Its cultiva- 

 tion in this country — High opinions of its value, and 

 adaptability to our own climate— Judge Buel's successful 

 experiment with it — Its successful cultivation in Canada — 

 Quantity to be sown per acre, drillecj or broadcast; weight 

 of seed per bushel. 



CHAPTER XIY. 



Black Medick, Nonesuch, Luceene, resembling Hop Tre- 

 foil (Medicago Lupulina) 107 



Specific character, observations, analysis — Mixtures of other 

 grasses with which it has been sown — Seeds produced in 

 abundance — Quantity of seed sown per acre. 



CHAPTER XV. 



Sainfoin pr Cockshead (Onobrychis Sativa) 109 



Generic and specific characters, analysis — Countries most 

 favorable to its growth — Long period of its cultivation in 

 England, and existing high opinions of it — Its introduc- 

 tion into and cultivation in this country — Successful ex- 

 periment with it this year. 



CHAPTER XYI. 

 BuENET (Poterium Sanguisorba) 113 



Specific character — Natural place of growth; important to 

 have good seed, etc. — Mr. Coke of Holkham's experiment 

 — Should be sown with other grasses; proportion of seed 

 to be sown with other grasses. 



