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heads of yellow flowers. It is not large enough to produce much 

 fodder, and would hardly be worth cultivating. Blossomed June 

 25 ; over one foot high. 



33. Sainfoin. — This plant is said to grow well on poor, run 

 out land, and in P^urope is used for soiling to considerable extent. 

 It is a straggling plant from a hard, woody tap root, having pin- 

 nate leaves and a spike of handsome purple flowers. Under favor- 

 able conditions grows 3 feet high, but in our plot only 15 inches. 

 Blossomed June 13. 



34. Small Pea. — The seed of this, and of the next three plants 

 was received from the Department of Agriculture, and we give 

 the description accompanying the seed : 



"Extensively cultivated in Southern Europe, for its seed, which 

 is eaten in the same way as the Chick Pea, but it is of superior 

 quality ; the pod is also eaten green and the whole plant is some- 

 times cut for forage, while the peas are much given to poultry." 



It resembles the common pea, being smaller ; 20 inches high. 

 Planted June 1, blossomed Aug. 20. 



35. Harvy Vetch. — "A native of Persia and the borders of 

 the Caspian Sea, but is cultivated extensively in almost every 

 quarter of the globe. Its roots are diuretic, while its seeds, in 

 spite of their nutritious qualities, are not wholly destitute of 

 poisonous ingredients." 



Very much resembles our common vetch, ( Vicia Cracca.) 

 Grew about 2 feet high. Blossomed Aug. 30. Planted same 

 time as on€ preceding. 



36. Birds-foot Clover. — "Is found in the greater part of 

 Europe, in Northern Africa, Northern Central Asia, and in Aus- 

 tralia. The larger varieties form a very good ingredient in our 

 pastures and meadows." 



Our plants were 14 inches high. They had a tap root, sending up 

 numerous branches with bright yellow flowers. Blossomed June 25. 



37. Serradella. — "A native of Portugal, is a valuable agri- 

 cultural plant, introduced in 1818, and particularly worthy of 

 attention from the fact of its producing an abundant crop of 

 excellent fodder where nothing else will grow to perfection. It is 

 an annual." 



This is a branching, leafy plant, having small, purplish flowers. 

 We only obtained a few specimens, and these were scarcely a foot 

 high. Planted June 1, and blossomed Aug. 27. 



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