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Lathyrus Sylvestrh Waijtieri, or "Wagner's 

 flat pea." 



It seems that Herr Wagner, of Munich, 

 Germany, has been at work for the past 30 



tion of the plant shows something much 

 like the sweet-pea, to which it is closely 

 related. 

 The roots are said to penetrate the hard- 



WAQNER'S FLAT PEA {Lathyrus Sylvestris Wagneri 



years, crossing and improving, and from a 

 bitter weed has developed a succulent 

 forage-plant unusually rich in sugar, and 

 relished by all kinds of stock. The illustra- 



est, driest and rockiest soils, reaching to 

 the depth of 10 or 20 feet. A dry season 

 does not affect it. Once started it will last 

 for 50 years. Barren land occupied by it is 



