Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


tinguished from other varieties by the hairy leaflets. Korean
lespedeza has been tested but the strains tested have proved un-
satifactory for Florida. Some later maturing strains now under
study may prove adapted.
 Perennial Lespedeza (Lespedeza sericea (Thunb.) Benth.) is
 grown to some ex-
 tent on clay soils or
 I soils with clay sub-
 Ssoils. Some peren-
 nial lespedeza pas-
 Stures have been
 < established, but satis-
 factory methods of
 establishment and
 maintenance have
 'not yet been found.
 Kudzu (Pueraria
 thunbergiana (Sieb.

 is a perennial which
 Spreads by long vine-
 i' | like stems which root
 .at the joints to form
 new plants. The leaf
 blades are 3 to 6
 inches long and the
 \creeping vine-like
 stems often grow
 FIG. 45.-ALYCE CLOVER. more than 30 feet
Is a rather tall legume with purple flowers and per season. This
 slender, bean-like pods.
 plant is used primari-
 ly for temporary pasture and for hay. It is killed out if grazed
 heavily and continuously.
 Kudzu is adapted especially to the heavier textured soils. The
 soil should be fertilized with 300 to 600 pounds per acre of
 0-14-10 and manure if available. It is established with crowns
 spaced 2 to 3 feet in 12- to 25-foot rows and is cultivated to
 control weeds. Three years are required to establish kudzu
 satisfactorily. Corn may be planted between the kudzu rows.
 Alyce Clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.), a summer
 annual, grows erect in dense stands or semi-decumbent in
 sparse stands, reaching a height of 18 to 40 inches. The leaflets