. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Plate IV.—Beggar Weed 346 N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIOX. 1896. Hairy Lespedeza.—Lespedeza sericea (Plate Y—2). This is asister species to Hagy, and was obtained from the same place. Itsgrowth is much lower and more slender than Hagy; the leavesthough very abundant are small, and the whole plant is so greatlyinferior to Hagy that its practical value may be considered verysmall. Japan Clover, Improved.—Lespedeza striata, var. lata (PlateY—4). This is a broad leaved and stronger growing variety of thecommon Japan clove
. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Plate IV.—Beggar Weed 346 N. C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIOX. 1896. Hairy Lespedeza.—Lespedeza sericea (Plate Y—2). This is asister species to Hagy, and was obtained from the same place. Itsgrowth is much lower and more slender than Hagy; the leavesthough very abundant are small, and the whole plant is so greatlyinferior to Hagy that its practical value may be considered verysmall. Japan Clover, Improved.—Lespedeza striata, var. lata (PlateY—4). This is a broad leaved and stronger growing variety of thecommon Japan clover. The two varieties were grown side by side,. Plate V.— 1. Hagy,Lespedeza bicolor. 2. Hairy Lespedeza,Lespedeza sericea. 3. Japan Clover, Common,Lespedeza striata. 4. Japan Clover, 5. , Chicorium Lespedeza striata. Intybus. and the broad-leaved variety showed such immense superiority overthe old variety that the latter should be discarded and only theformer grown hereafter. In habit of growth the improved varietyis creeping and grows in a flat rosette on the ground. Producesseed at same time as common variety, and in about equal have no seed to spare this year. SOME NEW FOEAGE, FIBER, AND OTHER USEFUL PLANTS. 347 Beggar Weed.—Desmodium tortuosum(Plate IV). On the poor,sandy soils of Florida scarcely any leguminous plant will growexcept beggar weed and Lupines. Lupines are worthless as forage,as they contain a bitter and poisonous principle. Beggar weed isclosely related to the Zespedezas, and greatly resembles Hagy. Itis more tender, and with us behaves as an annual. Planted April15, grew rapidly,
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