d alone, and there is sufficient moisture, the
yield of nuts is from sixty to seventy-five bushels to the acre. If
allowed to grow without earthing up, the vines will yield half a ton of
hay to the acre. They are killed by the first frost; when the nuts will
be mature, and ready for use."

_Varieties._--

AFRICAN PEA-NUT.

A comparatively small, smooth, and regularly formed sort. Shell thin,
usually enclosing two kernels.

WILMINGTON PEA-NUT.

Carolina.

Similar to the African. The pods, however, are longer, and the shell is
thicker and paler. They rarely contain less than two, and often enclose
three, kernels. Extensively cultivated in the Carolinas and Gulf States.

TENNESSEE PEA-NUT.

Pods large, thick, and irregular in form; the reticulations very coarse
and deep. The pods usually contain two kernels. Less esteemed than
either of the preceding varieties.

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VETCH, OR TARE.

Vicia sativa.

The Vetch, or Tare, in its properties and habits, somewhat resembles the
Common Pea. There are numerous species as well as varieties, and the
seeds of all may be used for food; but they are generally too small, or
produced too sparingly, to repay the cost of cultivation.

The only variety of much importance to the garden is the following:--

WHITE TARE, OR VETCH. _Law._

Lentil, of Canada. Napoleon Pea.

Annual; stem slender and climbing, about three feet high, the leaves
terminating in a branching tendril, or clasper; flowers purplish; pods
brown, slender, containing from eight to twelve seeds, or grains, which
are globular, sometimes slightly flattened, smooth, and of a
yellowish-white color; they retain their germinative quality three
years; an ounce contains about six hundred seeds.

In France and Canada, the seeds are used as a substitute for pease, both
green and ripe, in soups and other dishes. They are also ground, and
made into bread; but in this case their flour is generally mixed with
that of wheat, or other of the edible grains.

The seeds may be sown in drills, in April or May, in the manner of
garden-pease, or broadcast with oats for agricultural purposes.

_Varieties._--

SUMMER TARE, OR VETCH.

An agricultural variety, grown at the north of England and in Scotland.
It is sown broadcast, and cultivated as wheat or barley. Both the haum
and seed are used.

WINTER TARE, OR VETCH.

Extensively grown in England and Scotland; usually sown