253. LUCERN. (Alfalfa). (Medicago sativa). 



Collected when just beginniug to bloom, from Plats of the Station — 

 July 2d, 1884. 



The greeu material contaiued 77 parts of moisture and 23 parts of 

 vegetable matter. The sample for analysis was taken from the first 

 growth, when in blossom. The. composition of the Luce'rn hay com- 

 pares favorably with that of a first class hay of red clover in blossom. 

 The past winter will have tested severely the adaption of this valuable 

 fodder plant to our climate. The plant is noted for its resistance to 

 drought wherever its extensive root system freely develops. 



254. HORSE BEAN. (Horse Bean). Straw. 



