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BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS 



break into joints. The plant malces good hay and thrives on fairly thin soils, 

 if not dry. It grows best in cool weather, and is not very hardy. 



Lotus corniculatus (Birds-foot Trefoil). — An annual plant similar to 

 clover. The low-spreading stems are from a long tap root; bright yellow or 



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red flowers occur in small clusters at the ends of the stems; pods are narrow 

 and pendant. It is an Old World plant, but is naturalized in the South 

 where it is sown in mixtures for dry pastures. 



