INTRODUCTORY 5 



of more or less attention on the part of the hus- 

 bandmen in the various parts of this continent. 



Chapter XII. is devoted to a brief discussion of 

 miscellaneous varieties which have as yet been but 

 little grown in this country, or of varieties of but 

 local interest. The former are Sainfoin ( Onobrychis 

 sativa), Egyptian clover (Trifolium Alexandria- 

 num), yellow clover (Medicago lupulina). Sand 

 Lucerne (Medicago media), and a newly intro- 

 duced variety of Japanese clover {Lespedeza 

 bicolor). These may prove more or less 

 valuable to the agriculture of the United 

 States when they have been duly tested, a 

 work which as yet has been done only in the most 

 limited way. The latter include Florida clover 

 (Desmodium tortuosum), more frequently called 

 Beggar Weed, Buffalo clover (Trifolium reflexum), 

 and. Seaside clover {Trifolium invulneratum) . 

 These may be worthy of some attention in limited 

 areas where the conditions are favorable, but it is 

 not likely that they will ever be very generally 

 grown. They are dwelt upon rather to show their 

 small economic importance and with a view to pre- 

 vent needless experimentation with plants possessed 

 of so little real merit. 



