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imperial acre, for alternate husbandry, for permanent pasture, 

 for permanent lawn pasture, for fine lawns and bowling- 

 greens kept constantly under the scythe, for permanent pas- 

 ture and hay in orchards and other grounds much oversha- 

 dowed by trees, for heathy and moory lands which have 

 been improved with a view to their producing better pasturage, 

 for improved deep mossy ground intended to be kept in grass, 

 and for warrens or light sandy downs. A bushel of the seeds 

 averages 65 lb., and the number of seeds in an ounce comes up 

 to 32,000. 



Lotus corniculatuSj Common Bird's-foot Trefoil. Common 

 bird's-foot trefoil is a deep-rooting perennial. It flowers in 

 June and July. It grows on sandy downs, dry pastures, and 

 moors. It is eaten with avidity by horses, cattle, and sheep. 

 By writers on agriculture it has often been confounded with 

 other plants, which explains some of the contradictory state- 

 ments respecting its nutrient qualities. It is one of the 

 plants recommended to be sown, to the extent of from J lb. 

 to i lb. per imperial acre, for permanent pastures and for per- 

 manent lawn pastures. A bushel of the seeds averages 62 

 lb., and the number of seeds in an ounce reaches 28,000. 



Lotus major, Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil. The greater bird's- 

 foot trefoil is a spreading or creeping-rooted perennial. It 

 flowers in July and August. It grows in moist meadows, 

 banks of streams, and shady places. It is possessed of the 

 same nutritive qualities as the Lotus corniculatus ; it yields, 

 however, a much greater bulk of herbage, and is suited for a 

 more moist or marshy description of soils. It is doubtful if 

 it be specifically distinct from the Lotus corniculatus, there 

 being nothing improbable in the differences between them 

 being due merely to the difference in the kind of soil in which 

 each plant naturally grows. 



It is one of the plants recommended to be sown, to the 



