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not injure it, and the long creeping vines, with 

 roots at every joint, grow at least four feet in good 

 soil, making a dense covering. It develops slower 

 in warm weather than at winter temperatures, and 

 is especially useful in high altitudes. ' ' This plant 

 is gradually taking the commons and roadsides at 

 many places in Texas, growing on all grades of 

 land from the poor sands to the stiff, black, waxy 

 lands." (Tex. Bull., 108.) 



CANADA PEAS. 



In our introduction we have given several opin- 

 ions about field peas. As crops mature in three 

 months of mild weather, resisting 23 deg. P., and 

 growing well on as great a variety of soil as oats, it 

 is peculiarly adapted for winter cover cropping of 

 fig orchards. It deposits nitrogen about like cow 

 peas, rotting readily when turned under. There is 

 difficulty in maturing seed as the flowers fall when 

 frosted. In Southeast Texas during the winter of 

 1909 the Golden Vine was killed to the ground 

 twice, but later sprouts matured a good crop. 



COMMON VETCH. 



Oregon, or Common, Vetch grows slowly, but con- 

 tinues through the winter unless the temperature 

 falls below 28 deg. F. It will withstand much cold- 

 er weather without being destroyed. Where sown 

 upon ground that is not weedy, or wfth a winter 



