104 CYAMOPSIS PSORALOIDES 



Growers in India have long been aware of the vakie of 

 Crotalaria juncea for restoring soil fertility. When used as a 

 green manure it is cut at the end of two or two and a half 

 months and ploughed in. 



The varieties already mentioned are not the only ones 

 capable of being utilized. Many others become rapidly 

 acclimatized and have the further advantage of being able 

 to grow in poor soils. 



This leguminous plant might certainly be used as an 

 unmixed crop, and when species are chosen with a well- 

 developed leaf system, picking and ploughing in present no 

 difficulty. 



CYAMOPSIS PSORALOIDES. 



Cyamopsis psoraloides is a species belonging to the 

 Phaseole^e, cultivated for the sake of its pods. They are 

 eaten in the green state when young and tender. The stems 

 and leaves serve as fodder for beasts. The seeds are of 

 little value. The following is an analysis by Dr. J. W. 

 Leather in the Agricultural Ledger : — 



DESMODIUM TORTUOSUM. 



In the sub-tropical portions of the United States this 

 member of the Leguminosje is greatly valued as fodder. 

 Under the name of " Florida beggar- weed " it grows wild 

 in the Southern States, yielding a fodder of some value 

 and also .serving as green manure. It may attain a height 

 of 2 to 3 metres, and though its stems then become woody 



