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of Europe and Asia, and naturalized in the U. S. contains a yellow coloring 

 principle. The seeds of Bniada scandens are used in the Samoan Islands in 

 playing games. The Pithecolobium duke contains a pulpy pod which is 

 eaten. The plant is good fodder. Guava (Inga i>era) is grown as a shade tree 

 and as a substitute for coffee. It is not to be confused with the fruit producing 

 guava {Psidium guajava). Important forage plants not previously mentioned 

 are red clover {Trifoliwn pratense), native of Europe and used extensively 

 in northern United States; alsike clover (T. hybridum), white clover (T". 

 repens), well known as a forage plant and a good honey plant, T. alexandrinunu 

 the great forage crop of Egypt, known as the Beresem, Japan clover {Lespedeza 

 striata) a well known forage plant of the South, French honeysuckle (Hedy- 

 sarum coronariuni) an ornamental plant, native to Spain, also used as a for- 

 age plant of Europe and Western Asia, Desmodium triflorum used as a forage 

 plant in the tropics, Florida beggar weed (Desmodium tortuosum) of India, 

 alfalfa {Medicago sativa) of Europe and Western Asia, the vetches (Vicia 

 villosa and V. sativa), lupines {Lupinus albus) cultivated for forage pur- 

 poses, besides many valuable native forage plants like the Hosackia Purshiana, 

 the wild pea (Lathyrus venosus) etc. 



Fig. 285. Dyer's Broom (^Genista tinctoria). Contains 

 yellow coloring matter. (After Faguet.) 



