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latus (Common Bird's-foot Trefoil) ; Trifolium pratense perenne 
(Perennial Red Clover) ; and Trifolium repens {\\ hhe or Dutch 
Clover). In the third season, 1858, very little of the last men- 
tioned plant (Dutch clover) was observed on any of the plots ; 
and the three other Letjuminous plants seemed to be confined to 
fewer plots than formerly. Their limitation, or extension, accord- 
ing to manuring, is very striking ; and it is to the degree and 
conditions of their distribution, that attention is now to be directed. 
The results relating to these points are given in the third Divi- 
sion of Table IX. 
1. — Lathyrus pratensis — Yellow or Meadow Vetclding. 
This plant is described to grow naturally on either moist or 
dry soils, but generally on such as are of good quality. Cattle 
generally eat it with avidity ; and hence it is recommended to be 
grown on very dry soils. The creeping nature of its roots unfits 
it for growth in rotation, but not so much for permanent meadow. 
It flowers in July. 
The Meadow Vetchling occurred in rather larger proportion 
than either of the other Leguminous plants on the unmanured 
land. It there amounted, however, to only 2 per cent, of the 
total produce. On the mineral manured plot its proportion was 
raised to 4^ per cent. ; and on the plot with ammoniacal salts 
alone, there wei'e about 2\ per cent. In the produce by the 
mineral manure and ammoniacal salts together, none of this plant 
was observed. The produce by farm-yard manure gave about 
2 per cent., and that by farm-yard manure and ammoniacal salts 
little more than 1 per cent, of the Meadow Vetchling. 
2. — Lotus corniculatus — Common Bird^s-foot Trefoil. 
This plant is said to grow abundantly on dry elevated pastures, 
and heathy soils ; and to be well deserving of cultivation on light, 
dry, elevated inferior soils, on which it will yield a greater bulk 
of herbage than any of the cultivated clovers. It is supposed to 
be highly nutritious, and is eaten with avidity by cattle. From 
the great depths to which its roots penetrate, it is not liable to be 
injured by drought, and is hence enabled to retain its verdure 
after the grasses and other plants are burnt up. It flowers from 
June to August. 
The Eird's-foot Trefoil was found in the produce of only two 
of the experimental plots, namely, the unmanured, and the 
mineral-manured ones. 
3. — Tr folium pratense perenne — Perennial Red Clover. 
There are several varieties of this plant, of which the most 
important are the Native perennial lied Clover, and the Common 
