. Textbook of pastoral and agricultural botany, for the study of the injurious and useful plants of country and farm. Fig. 93.—Map of the southeastern United States, showing the distribution otvelvet beans. {After Tracy, S. M. and Coe. H. S.: Farmers Bulletin. 962, 1918, p. 13.) the following: common vetch, or tares {Vicia saliva), hairy, sand, or Rus-sian vetch (Vicia villosa), (Fig. 94), bitter vetch {Vicia ervilia), scarletvetch {Vicia fulgens), purple vetch {Vicia alropurpurea), Narbonne vetch FORAGE PLANTS OF THE FAMILY LEGUMIKOS^ 21 I (Vicia narhonnensis), narrow-leaved vetch {Vicia angn
. Textbook of pastoral and agricultural botany, for the study of the injurious and useful plants of country and farm. Fig. 93.—Map of the southeastern United States, showing the distribution otvelvet beans. {After Tracy, S. M. and Coe. H. S.: Farmers Bulletin. 962, 1918, p. 13.) the following: common vetch, or tares {Vicia saliva), hairy, sand, or Rus-sian vetch (Vicia villosa), (Fig. 94), bitter vetch {Vicia ervilia), scarletvetch {Vicia fulgens), purple vetch {Vicia alropurpurea), Narbonne vetch FORAGE PLANTS OF THE FAMILY LEGUMIKOS^ 21 I (Vicia narhonnensis), narrow-leaved vetch {Vicia angnstifolia). Hairy-vetch {Vicia villosa) is adapted to nearly as wide a range of uses as redclover, and in regions where red clover for any reason does not succeed, it isthe best substitute. It makes excellent hay, though it is rather difficultto mow. It furnishes pasturage of high quality and may be grazed in the. Fig. 94.—Hairy vetch (^Vicia villosa). {After Mairs, T. I.: Some Soiling Crops forPennslyvania, Bull, log, Pennsylvania Stale College Agricultural Experiment Station,1911, p. II.) spring without reducing the hay cro[). As a winter cover crop, it givessatisfaction, if sown early, but it makes a slower growth in cold weatherthan common vetch. It has been found to be the best winter green man-ure and cover crop for tobacco fields in the Connecticut Valley. Thechick-pea {Cicer arietiniim) is grown in Europe, Asia and Mexico for its 212 PASTORAL AND AGRICULTURAL BOTANY seeds, which are used for both stock and human food. The herbage isunfit for stock because of a poisonous principle. The fenugreek (Trigo-nella fcenum-grcecum) is grown principally for its seeds, which have medici-nal properties and the plants are used as a green manure for orchards. Additional Leguminous Forage Plants.—In addition to the above thefollowing leguminous forage plants are noteworthy: shaftal (Trifoliumsuave
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