I [(mfz¢cky forage Plants- The C/02*21*: and {heir /1/lzlzs. 31
white flower clusters at extremities 3 to 5 inches long, ma-
turing from below upward, hence lower show ripe seed pods, -
while terminal are in bud, and intermediate fully expanded.
Flowers now attracting many flies, small Hymenoptera (bees
and wasps); also some white butterflies (Picnic praladicc).
june 25, 1895.--Still flowering. Stems tough. Visited by
. honey bees, ]une bugs (A//or/zz'2za vzitz'n’a), etc.
Sep. 17, I_8Q5.··MOSt of the plants now brown and dried
out. n
March 26, 18o6.—Perfectly brown.
April 25, 1896.——Raked off old growth to-day. Young
plants [from seeds] appearing.
july 6, 1896.-A good, young growth from seed covers plot
. closely. No flowers. About 1 foot high.
]uly 28, 1896.-No flowers. Averages 2O inches high. A
fine succulent growth.
VVhile this plant is not commonly relished by animals in
this section, it is reported as being eaten readily by stock in
Mississippi and other southern states. Of course only feed- V
ing tests can decide to what extent the nutriment it con-
tains is appropriated. Chemical analyses show it to com-
pare very favorably with forage commonly employed in
Kentucky. The following percentages are from analyses of ‘
white inelilot at various stages of growth made at different
Experiment Stations, and compiled in a bulletin published by
the Central Ofdice of Experiment Stations:
Water, 69.20 to 80.55.
Ash, 1.27 to 2.36.
Protein, 2.45 to 4.15.
» Fiber, 3.62 to 13.12.
Nitrogen free extract, 7.22 to I6.II.
Fat, 0.44 to 1.13.
/Wi/z`/alzzs tw2f[l`7l(l[I'S (YELLOW l\lELILO'l`).·—SlI11llHl‘ to the
V preceding, but less tall and with yellow flowers. Frequent
along roadsides. Not cultivated for any purpose as far as
observed. n