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under a burning sun very soon, especially where it grows sparsely. 

 During a wet summer it luxuriates wherever propegated on poor 

 hill-sides as well as meadow lands. It loves, however, rainy 

 seasons on thirsty lands, and I fear will not prove to be all we desire 

 in such localities. It, however, reminds us of an anecdote of Mr. 

 Dickson, when he was showing some gentlemen his farm during 

 the prevalence of a severe drought. As they passed through a 

 cornfield in which some of the stalks were actually dying for lack 

 of moisture, one of them called his attention to several in that con- 

 dition. " Yes," said he, " I perceive the fact but it dies game." 

 And so of the Japan clover, it dies from severe drought, but rallies 

 again as soon as the rain sets in. 



3. " It is a good pasturage for stock, and I think would make 

 good hay, if cut and cured. This I intend to test the present 

 season. But I do not believe that our stock like it as well as the 

 native grasses, and doubt whether it is as nutritious as the Ber- 

 muda. As cattle love variety, however, this may subserve a good 

 purpose in that way. My opinion, however, is, from not very close 

 observation in the matter, that they would soon tire out on it ex- 

 clusively. 



4. " It furnishes a large supply of vegetable matter to the soil, 

 and I belive will prove to be the best humus making plant we 

 have at the South, where so much is needed from our clean cotton 

 culture. As it is said to be difficult to gather the seed in large 

 quantities, I intend to plow up the surface where it has seeded, and 

 rake up the grass and top soil, and sow this dirt over my oat and 

 wheat fields, and especially on the poor places. My opinion is that 

 a most luxuriant growth of this clover will follow, which can be 

 turned under in the fall while green, and thus furnish not only 

 humus but nitrogen to the soil. 



5. " Another rare quality of this plant is indicated in the name I 

 have given it king grass in the fact that it absolutely roots out 

 and destroys every living plant in its widespread path. Not even 

 old Bermuda, which has so long held undisputed sway over his cir- 

 cumscribed fields, can resist its encroaches. I have a bottom long 

 since given up to the Bermuda. Recently I passed through it and 

 found that the Lespedeza had almost completely throttled it, though 

 like Mr. Dickson's corn, it died game, as here and there, peering 

 above its enemy, could be seen an isolated sprig of Bermuda, which, 



