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examining tlie roots I could fmd no tubers, and it was not until 

 late in the season' that they were dug. These I have kept separate, 

 in diy earth and are numbered 1 , 2 and 3 ; the whole product 

 about half a peck. William Kent." 



On motion of General Chandler, unanimously voted to call the 

 potato, after Captain Windsor, the Windsor potato. And th« 

 thanks of the club were also unanimously voted to Captain Wind- 

 sor and to Mr. William Kent, who has first naturalized them to 

 this State. And to the Hon. T. Ewbank for seeds. 



Gentlemen to whom these potatoes were consigned, were all 

 agreed to try them faithfully, and, if successful, to return one 

 half of their several products to the Club for further distributioa. 



Next subject, Clover. 



The Club adjourned to the ISth of May. There were present 

 at this Club about twenty four members, among them Mr. Darra- 

 cott, of Boston, Dr. Antisell, Dr. Enderlin, Prof. Mapes, &c. 



Farmer^ s Clubj May 18, 1852. 



Hon. Harris Scoville in the Chair. Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following papers, prepared by him : — 



CLOVER. 



I am fond of quoting Dr. Lindley, whose great work. The Vege- 

 table Kingdom, is truly so. 



He places clover among that class of plants which yield beans 

 of some form or other, and calls them all I'abacesB, or bean plants. 

 Leguminous plants. 



They are herbaceous plants, shrubs or vast trees, extremely 

 variable in appearance. The most common feature of leguminous 

 plants is to have what are called papilionaceous (butterfly ) flow- 

 ers ; and where these exist, there is no difliculty in recognizing 

 them, for they exist nowhere else. 



Another character is to have a leguminous fruit : and by one 

 of these two characters, all the plants of the order are known. 



