Crotalaria for Forage


become tough and woody as maturity progresses. It blooms in
late August and September and ripens an abundance of seed in
October in the locality of Gainesville. The seeding habits of the
plant are good (Figs. 6 and 7). The characteristics of the plant
at the bloom stage are shown in Fig. 6, while the pods may be
seen in Fig. 7.

 "Crotalaria lanceolata E. Mey. Plant erect, 7-12 decimeters high, well branched;
stems small, terete; leaves trifoliolate; leaflets linear, 4-8 cm. long, 6-8 mm. wide,
tip obtuse or rounded, mucronate, glabrous above, sparingly pubescent beneath;
stipules none; flowers in long terminal racemes; calyx tube broadly campanulate, 3
mm. long, lightly pubescent; calyx teeth acuminate, 2 mm. long; corolla 9 mm. long.
yellow, standard and wings striate with purple lines; pod cylindrical, 3 cm. long,
finely pubescent; seed 2.5-3 mm. long, light or reddish brown, matures midearly."


Fig. 6.-Crotalaria intermedia in the blooming stage.