Description 
S ESBANIA Macrocarpa is an annual, 
being a native of Southwestern United 
States. It grows to complete maturity 
in three months, reaching a height of from 
eight to twelve feet. It is of very upright 
growth, when planted thickly. Individual 
plants will make a limb spread of from four 
to six feet. The seed pods are one-eighth 
inches in diameter, eight to ten inches long. 
The seed is a dark brown, slightly speckled. 
It is one-sixteenth of an inch thick and one- 
eighth of an inch long. The foliage is like 
an acacia, with finely cut small leaves. 
A field of Sesbania being turned under on July 9th, to be planted to lettuce in 
September. 
A Large Orchard of Young Grapefruit in Sesbania. 
Showing the Complete Covering of Sesbania with 9 Disc Plows. 
T HE stalks are pithy and contain about 
85% moisture. They become very 
light and brittle when dry. I hey de¬ 
cay very readily. The root growth is very 
rapid, making as much growth as three feet 
from tip to tip, and eighteen inches deep 
in eight w r eeks. They are entirely covered 
with nodules. It grows only during hot 
weather. Sesbania has no known value 
other than as a fertilizer crop. However, 
it creates more nitrogen and humus, for the 
period of growth, than any other plant we 
know T of. 
Cuff-Archias Seed Co. 
5x6 Main St. 
Brawley, Cal. 
