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and calcareous, is especially partial to such as have a ferruginoii& 

 subsoil J and besides enriching also opens stilf clays by its strong, 

 stems and roots. It abounds in potash, nitrogen and phosphoric 

 acid, and is considered the best of green manures, being almost 

 equal to farm-yard dung. The seeds are somewhat expensivey 

 and about the size of peas. They should be sown as early in 

 the spring as the season will admit, without injury from, frosty 

 and the plants will blossom in three or four months, soon after 

 which they may be turned into the soil, and succeeded by most 

 of our fi:'ld or garden crops. Although rather slow to decay, its 

 decomposition may be hastened, if desirable, by the addition of 

 caustic lime. 



Yellow Lupine (lupinus luteus), from Germany, where it is ex- 

 tensively cultivated as a green or vegetable manure to be plough- 

 ed under in poor soils. Large crops are also obtained for the 

 seeds, which, when ground or crushed, serve to fatten cattle and 

 swine. Its culture is nearly the same as the preceding. 



Carhanzo (cicer arietinum), or chick pea, from Alicante in 

 Spain. This is an annual plant much cultivated in the south of 

 Europe as well as in Asia and Africa. Cooked whole it is not 

 easy of digestion, but when eaten in the form of soup or porridge 

 it is much es-teemed. The famous Parisian dish called puree aux 

 croutons and the olla podrida of Spain, particularly the former, is 

 composed of this pea. In warm countries it is sown in autumn 

 and harvested the following summer, but in a more temperate 

 climate it is sown in spring and gathered in autumn, just before 

 its periect maturity, in order that it may more readily be cooked. 



GallardoTCs Large Light-colorded Lentil (ervum lens), from the 

 south of France, but much cultivated in the neighborhood of 

 Paris both in the garden and the open field. It is usually sown 

 in lines or hills, but seldom broadcast. It is best adapted to a 

 dry and sandy soil, as on rich land it runs too much to stalks and 

 leaves rather than seeds. In France it is sown late in March or 

 the beginning of April. In order that the lentils maybe of a 

 better or finer quality, they are shelled or threshed out only as 

 |hey are required for use. They may be cooked with bacon or 



