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height of two and one-half to four feet, compact and 

 not spreading, but branching freely, producing nu- 

 merous wooly pods, containing two to three round 

 yellow beans. It is of as easy culture as our cow 

 peas, yielding a forage which is greatly relished by 

 farm stock, the beans being rich in protein. 



Prickly Comfrey. 



Vermont Report, i88g, page 87. 



"Began cutting May i6th. Four cuttings during 

 the summer. First cutting, May i6th, 15.9 tons per 

 acre. The other three cuttings averaged a little 

 over seven tons per cutting. Generally grown by 

 dividing roots, leaving one-half in the ground, cut- 

 ting the half taken out into small pieces. A patch 

 set out in early spring was ready for first cutting 

 May 2Sth." 



