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to it, as it remains green the whole winter in the lati- 

 tude of middle Mississippi. 



^espedeza Striata. This grass, or wild clover, comes 

 up very early in the spring (latter part of February), 

 from seeds matured the previous year all the old 

 plants die with the first heavy frosts of winter. 

 Being a summer plant, it would grow almost any- 

 where in the South ; we have heard of its taking 

 foothold from Mississippi to Virginia. Stock will 

 eat, but do not seem to be especially fond of it, 

 will generally eat grass in preference, where the two 

 are side by side. It is a very hardy plant through- 

 out the South ; grows well under pines, in old fields, 

 and upon very poor land, contending very success- 

 fully with the Bermuda and broom-sedge; stands 

 drought well, and springs up again very rapidly after 

 rain. In rich lands and in bottoms, when not grazed, 

 it grows high enough to be cut for hay, and is said 

 to make a very good article. The value of this plant 

 will be found, we think, in its taking possession of 

 old, worn out land, and restoring, more or less, its 

 fertility. It has none of the character of a "pest" - 

 can be eradicated whenever desired. Southern Culti* 

 vator, April, 1869. 



PAS T U R ES. 



The proper care of pasture lands, is too much over, 

 looked by many farmers at the South. Worthless 

 briars and weeds often occupy the very best land, 

 where a little timely care and attention would have 

 secured a rich, green sod of sweet and nutritious 

 grass. 



In. those sections of country where the perennial 



