DESCRIPTION 



racemes. The racemes are scattered over the plant, as 

 seen in Fig. 2, instead of being borne, as in red clover, 

 on the upper branches. The ripe pods are spirally- 

 twisted through two or three complete curves, and 



FIG. 2 — ALFALFA 

 II, b. Seed pods. t. Seed 



each pod contains several seeds. The seeds are kidney- 

 shaped and average about one-twelfth of an inch long 

 by half as thick. They are about one-half larger than 

 red clover seeds, and are of a yellowish -brown or rather 

 of a bright egg-yellow color, instead of a reddish or 



