66 PLANTS OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



Trifolium. L. 16. 10. Clover. 



Some cultivated species, of great consequence in agriculture, 

 are well known, and fully naturalized. Trifolium means three- 

 leafedy a general character of the species. 



T. pratense. L. Red Clover. Originally from Britain. 



T. repens. L. White Clover. Originally from Britain. 



T. arvense. L. Hare's Foot, Rabbit Foot. Grows on dry, 

 hard soil ; small, pubescent. 



T. procumbens. L. Yellow Clover. Has yellow flowers, on 

 a spreading stem 3-6 inches high ; probably introduced, and not 

 very widely extended. 



T. agrarium. L. Woods Clover. Bears small yellow flow- 

 ers on long peduncles, with leaves nearly sessile ; woods and 

 fields ; blossoms in June. 



A species, sometimes called Russia Clover, is a fine border 

 grass, and may prove valuable. 



T. officinale. L. Melilot. The yellow flowered, and the 

 white, both finely scented, are often cultivated in gardens. The 

 white grows naturally along the borders of the marsh in South 

 Boston, Big., and is sparingly naturalized in some other places. 

 It is said to make good hay for horses. 



The usefulness of the red clover for hay, and of the white for 

 pasturage, is too great to be more than alluded to. 



T. incarnatum. W. Italian Clover, is proposed for culti- 

 vation, as a valuable plant. Grows about 2 feet high, with 

 roundish ovate crenate leaves, and an oblong villous spike of 

 flowers. It requires to be cut early for hay. It has been already 

 used as a grass for borders. This species is said to be a native 

 of Italy. Loudon. 



