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says Whittier, the poet of the home and of country- 

 side. Another sings : 



*' Crimson clover I discover 

 By the garden gate." 



Each head of red clover is composed of hundreds 

 of little florets, tube-shaped, each with its own tiny 

 calyx, each witli its nectary honey full and deeply 

 hidden, each pouring its portion of perfume upon 

 the warm June air. 



Another clover becoming naturalized, a stranger 

 from afar, is the crimson or Hungarian clover. The 

 head of blossoms is not round, but long, shaped like 

 the first joint of a forefinger. The color is a rich, 

 vivid crimson, or blood red, from which it receives 

 its name, Trifolium incarnatum. This is the clover 

 so provided with tough hairs that it has proved 

 injurious to cattle. 



An entire contrast to the large and showy Hun- 

 garian clover is the modest, low-growing, dainty, 

 white clover, its fragrance equally delicious, but 

 more su])tle and delicate. The white clover has 

 a short, simple stem, its leaves are much smaller 

 than those of the red clover, and the plant hugs the 

 ground, having a running habit. It is so tenacious 

 of existence and such a close grower that where it 

 once possesses the soil it is capable of crowding out 



