CROTALARIA, A NEW LEGUME FOR THE SOUTH 21 
The late season and woody texture of this species makes it of less 
promise than the more nearly herbaceous and free-seeding species. 
At the various places where it has been tested it has grown freely 
but has bloomed sparingly and developed no seed. 
Crotalaria cunninghamii R. Brown. 
Plant semierect, 3-9 decimeters in height, becoming woody with age; stems 
finely pubescent, mostly round and moderately branching; stipules small or 
wanting; leaves simple, large, broadly ovate, 4-8 cm. long, densely tomentose 
on both sides; racemes terminal, usually short and dense; flowers large, 35-40 
mm. long, yellowish-green color more or less streaked with dark lines; calyx 
pubescent, 5 mm. long; calyx teeth 5-8 mm. long; pod coriaceous, 4 cm. long; 
seed 3 mm. long, drab or light brown. 
This species has been grown under greenhouse conditions only 
It apparently requires a very long season. 
Crotalaria fulva Roxb. 
Plant erect, 9-12 decimeters high, branching from a central stem; stems with 
dense silky pubescence; stipules few on young stems, small; leaves simple, 
broadly linear, 10 cm. long and 2.5-3 cm. wide, short silky pubescence above 
and below, appearing variable on each half of the leaf with different direction 
of light; flowers few in_lax lateral and terminal racemes; calyx 1.5 cm. long, 
teeth large, foliaceous, inclosing the mature pod, villous; corolla exserted from 
the calyx; standard lightly pubescent on the back, much longer than the wings 
or keel, yellow with darker shading and more or less definite striations; pod 
oval, 1.5 cm. long, pubescent; seed large, 4 mm. long, brown, matures very late. 
While this species has made a good growth its late season makes 
it less promising than many other species. In southern Florida it 
developed a fairly good crop of seed. 
Crotalaria goreensis Guill: and Perr. 
Plant erect, 9-18 decimeters high, moderately branched, many leaves on main 
stem which with the large stipules make it appear quite leafy; stems finely 
pubescent and lightly sulcate; leaves trifoliolate, the central leaflet longer 
than the laterals, and linear to linear oblong or linear obovate, up to 46 ecm. 
long and 1-2 cm. wide, glabrous above, sparingly short pubescent beneath ; 
stipules foliaceous, acuminate, 1.5 cm. long; flowers few in lateral capitate 
racemes or many in dense terminal racemes; calyx finely pubescent, broadly 
campanulate, 4 mm. long, the wide acuminate teeth about equaling the tube; 
corolla 10-12 mm. long, yellow with considerable rose red on standard and 
wings; pod oval, 17 mm. long; seed 3.5 mm. long, reddish brown, matures very 
late. 
A fairly good growth has been made by this species, which is very 
leafy and branches profusely from the crown. In habit of growth 
it is a good forage type; the leaves and stem have no bitter taste, but 
its seed production is low. 
Crotalaria grantiana Harvey. 
Plant erect, 6-9 decimeters high and ramosely branched, making it dense and 
bushy; stems finely pubescent; stipules very small; leaves trifoliolate; leaflets 
cuneate obovate, 10-20 mm. long and 4-8 mm. wide, upper side glabrous, lower 
side pubescent; flowers yellow, 7-9 mm. long, 1 or 2 in axils of the leaves or 
3—5 in terminal lax racemes, outside of standard pubescent; calyx tube 2 mm. 
long; calyx teeth 2 mm. long; pod small, 9-11 mm. long, finely pubescent ; seed 
small, 2 mm. long, brown, matures midlate. 
As grown at Columbia, S. C., Tifton, Ga., and Gainesville, Fla., 
this species has numerous fine stems and is very leafy. It seems to 
lack the bitter taste of most other species and may make good forage, 
sets seed readily, and matures in good quantity. At Columbia, S. C., 
