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base. It is a native of East Asia, but now grows wild in all the South- 

 ern States, where it is esteemed as an agricultural plant, and has been 

 seen wild in Baltimore, Carroll, Montgomery, Prince George, and 



Fig. 15 — Japan Clover (Lespedeza striata). After Tracy, Bulletin 15, Division of 

 Agrostology, United States Department of Agriculture. 



vert Counties and in District of Columbia. It is said to do well on 

 ■^oils deficient in lime, but not in dry, sandy land. (Figure 15 and 

 Plate I. Figure 25). 



Lespedeza Stuvei is much like Lespedeza frutescens but the leaves 

 and stems are hairy. It is found in dry soil usually in open woods in the 

 .Northeastern United States. The only Maryland specimens we have 

 seen are from Easton and Salisbury. (Plate I. Figure 26) 



Lespedeza violacea is much like Lespedeza repens but erect, two 

 feet high. It is found in dry soil in all the eastern half of the United 

 States. It has been seen but rarely in Maryland near the District of 

 Columbia, and is doubtfully reported from Cumberland. 



Lespedeza Virginica is an erect perennial, one foot high, with very 

 narrow leaflets and clusters of purplish flowers along the stem and at 

 the top. It is found in dry soil over all the Eastern United States. This 

 is one of the most common bush-clovers east of the mountains in Mary- 

 land in dry woods, especially in sandy places, and along roadside banks. 

 Tt has not been seen, however, in the two western counties. It is one 

 of the best early pasture plants in woods, etc., and a great soil improver ; 

 worthy of trial in cultivation. ( Plate T. Figure 27). 



