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Seed-production. Florida Velvet Bean (Stizolobium deer- 

 ingianum) : Description and History ; Utilization ; Other 

 Species of Stizolobium. Peanut (Arachis hypogcea). 

 Florida Beggar weed (Desmodium tortuosum or Meibomia 

 tortuosa). The Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis) . Murig 

 Bean (Phaseolus aureus). Urd (Phaseolus mungo\ 

 Moth Bean (Phaseolus aconitifolius} . Adzuki Bean (Pha- 

 seolus angularis). Bonavist or Hyacinth Bean (Dolichos 

 lablab). Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) . 



CHAPTER XXIV. MISCELLANEOUS PERENNIAL LEGUMES . 559 



Sainfoin ( Onobrychis mcicefolia) : Description ; Agricul- 

 tural History; Culture; Seed; American Data. Sulla or 

 Spanish Sainfoin (Hedysarum coronarium). Kudzu (Pue- 

 raria thunbergiana) . Flat Pea (Lathyrus silvestris var. 

 wagneri). Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). Goat's 

 Rue (Galega officinalis) . Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corni- 

 culatus}. Astragalus falcatus. Furze ( Ulex europceus). 



CHAPTER XXV. MISCELLANEOUS HERBS USED AS FORAGE . 571 



Mexican Clover (Eichardsonia scabra). Prickly Pear 

 ( Opuntia spp.}. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Spurrey 

 (Spergula sativa). Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) . 

 Sachaline (Polygonum sachalinense) . Burnet ( Sanguisorba 

 minor). Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolata). Prickly Com- 

 frey (Symphytum asperrimum}. Australian Saltbush 

 (Atriplex semibaccata) . 



CHAPTER XXVI. ROOT CROPS AND OTHER COMPARABLE FOR- 

 AGES . . . . . . . 583 



Root Crops: Importance of Root Crops; Kinds of Root 

 Crops ; Comparison of Various Root Crops ; Roots Compared 

 with Corn and Sorghum. Rape (Brassica napus}: Impor- 

 tance ; Seeding ; Place in Rotations ; Sowing with Another 

 Crop ; Utilization ; Carrying Capacity of Rape Pastures ; 

 Yields; Insects. Kale (Brassica oleracea) : Diseases; 

 Yields of Kale, Cabbage and Other Brassicaceous Plants. 

 Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). Chufa (Cy- 

 perus esculentus). Cassava (Manihot utilissima). 



