1922.] 



Spotted Medick. 



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SPOTTED MEDICK. 



E. W. Fenton, 

 Seale-Hayne Agricultural College. 



The presence of Spotted Medick {Medicago arahica, All. : 

 M. maculata, Sibth.) in scattered patches on the Seale-Hayne 

 College Farm, and on other farms in the district early in 1920, 

 led to the plant being very closely observed. During 1920 a cer- 

 tain amount of damage was done to hay and also in pastures. In 



Fig. 1. — Spotted Medick as it a opf^arsiin^ Meadow Land. 



1921 the exceptional drought burned up all pasture and de- 

 stroyed much plant life. When the drought broke. Spotted 

 Medick was the first plant to recover; it grew rapidly and has 

 since spread considerably. The possibility of further spread 



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