Medicago sativa

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Read about Medicago sativa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Medicago sativa, Linn. Alfalfa. Lucerne. Fig. 2343. Perennial, glabrous, growing erect 1-3 ft. and making a long taproot: lfts. small, linear, oblong to ovate-oblong, prominently toothed toward the top: stipules awl-like, conspicuous, entire: fls. in short, axillary racemes: pods slightly pubescent, with 2 or 3 spirals. Eu.—Now widely cult, as a hay and pasture plant, being to the W. what red clover is to the N. E.; also important eastward. See Alfalfa, and books on forage plants. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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