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May 24, 1895.——Good." Averaging 18 inches high. A very
few flowers.
june 27, 18g5.—Cut the alfalfa of this plot. Weight, fresh,
37% pounds, which is at the rate of 1.5o ton per acre.
july 25, I8Q5.—A good growth about 1oinches high. Some
V fiowers.
Sept. 17, 18g5.——This has not been cut a second time. Not
very rank. Leaves badly eaten by grasshoppers. About I5
inches high.
March 26, 18g6.—Good. A fresh growth beginning to ap- .
pear. . ~
April 17, 1896.——Growing finely. 6 inches high.
April 27, 1896.-—A good growth a foot high.
july 6, 1896.-Now about 25 inches high; still flowering.
Not as heavy as it has sometimes been.
july 28, 1896.—Some flowers yet; violet in color. Pods
· ripe, brown, with 2% to 3 whorls, and terminating in a filament;
somewhat like the spiral of a post-hole auger. Leaflets pale
bluish green, gray (glaucus) beneath. Stems green, but
tough when old. »
july 28,/1896.-2% feet high. Some flowers yet. \Veeds
among it, but holds its own fairly well.
May 23, ISQQ.—·AV€f3g€ height 24 inches. Still occupies
much of the plot, and is in good condition. Some flowers. n
Aug. 23, 1899.-2% feet high. Some flowers.
Tar/cesian or Samzzremzd aylzyzz. It has been claimed that
this variety of the plant is rather better than that commonly
grown. In the plots I have been unable to perceive any
great difference. The plants from seed imported by the
United States Department of Agriculture do not differ from
‘ those obtained from ordinary bought seed sufficiently to con-
stitute them separate varieties. A plot was started May 21,
1898, using seed at the rate of 30 pounds to the acre. It was
not cut the first season. The following notes relate to it:
Aug. 2, 1898.-A fair stand 6 inches high. Some flowers.
Not a thrifty growth.
- May 23, I8Q9.——Tl1lS plot started last year from seed fur-
a nished by the United States Department of Agriculture is now .