546 LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



kernels. Extensively cultivated in the Carolinas and Gulf 

 States. 



Tennessee Pods large, thick, and irregular in form ; 



the reticulations very coarse and deep. The 

 pods usually contain two kernels. Less esteemed than 

 either of the preceding varieties. 



VETCH, OR TARE. 

 Vicia sativa. 



The Vetch, or Tare, in its properties and habits, some- 

 what resembles the Common Pea. There are numerous 

 species as well as varieties, and the seeds of all may be used 

 for food ; but they are generally too small, or produced too 

 sparingly, to repay the cost of cultivation. 



The only variety of much importance to the garden is the 

 following : 



"White Tare, Annual ; stem slender and climbing, about 

 or Vetch. 



Law. three feet high, the leaves terminating in a 



LENTIL, OF CAN- 



ADA ' j^ A A POLE01T branching tendril, or clasper ; flowers purplish : 

 pods brown, slender, containing from eight to 

 twelve seeds, or grains, which are globular, sometimes 

 slightly flattened, smooth, and of a yellowish-white color; 

 they retain their germinative quality three years. An ounce 

 contains about six hundred seeds. 



In France and Canada, the seeds are used as a substitute 

 for peas, both green and ripe, in soups and other dishes. 

 They are also ground, and made into bread ; but in this 

 case their flour is generally mixed with that of corn, rye, 

 or wheat. 



The seeds may be sown in drills, in April or May, in the 





