MEDICAOO LUPULINA— MEDICAOO MACULATA. 357 



<liti()ii that arc known to hiivo beuii growing for over lliirty-tivo 

 years, witliout any marks of decay. 



Prof. F. A. (rulley, of tlie same state, thinks it is too tlitlieult 

 to get it well started. 



The late C. W. Howard, of (Jeorgia, believed, as a forage i)lant 

 at the South, Lucerne is very far superior to nil others. For 

 feeding it should be cut a day in advance and used in a wilted 

 state. // mutit iicrcr Ir jxixl urcil, as live stock in that climate 

 bite out the crowns of the plants aiul kill them. It is ready to 

 cut a month in advance of red clover. 



Medicago lupuliiia, L. Black Medick, Nonesuch.— A pro- 

 cumbent, branching, pubescent annual or biennial. Leaflets 

 obovate, toothed at the apex. Peduncles longer than the leaves 

 bearing ovoid heads of snndl yellow flowers. Pods small, one- 

 seoded, black when ripe, kidney-shaped. Fouiul in Europe, X. 

 Africa, West Asia to India; introduced in X. America. 



On rich land it often affords considerable pasture, reminding 

 one of white clover in its habit. It is not likely worth cultivat- 

 itig in this country because we have something better. 



Modicago maculata, Willd. Spotted Medick, Burr Clover, 

 California Clover. — A procumbent or spreading, branching an- 

 nual. Lcajlets ol)ovate or obcordate, often with a black central 

 spot, minutely toothed. Peduncles 3-5 flowered; flowers yel- 

 low. Pod \ in. broad, making 3-5 coils, (piite compact, with a 

 double row of long, curved spines. Found in Europe, X. Africa; 

 introduced in X'^. America. The pod makes something like a 

 burr, so much so that it adheres to wool. It is too tender and 

 short lived to be of value at the Xorth, but has some good words 

 from people of the South. 



Prof. D. L. Phares, of Mississippi, considers it a valuable 

 plant. He has grown it about thirty-five years, and says it fur- 

 nishes good grazing from February till April or May. Cattle do 

 not incline to eat it at first, but they learn, and finally acquire a 



