CHAPTER XIII 



THE CLOVERS 



The true clovers all belong to the genus or 

 group Trifolium, of which there are many spe- 

 cies and varieties in many parts of the world. 

 The sweet or Bokhara clover is a Melilotus, not 

 sufficiently grown to warrant discussion in a 

 'brief popular book like this. The bur clover is 

 a Medicago, allied to alfalfa. Other related plants 

 of the legume family are sometimes known as 

 clover, but they need not be described here. 



There are four types of true clover that must 

 be discussed in any American book on forage 

 plants; (1) red clover (Trifolium pratense) , and 

 mammoth red clover (variety perenne^ formerly 

 but improperly called Trifolium medium) ; (2) 

 alsike clover {T. hjbridimi) • (3) crimson clover 

 (T. incarnatum) ', (4) white clover (T. repens). 

 All these clovers are natives of the Old World. 



THE RED CLOVERS 



It has been well said that red clover is more 

 valuable among fodder plants than wheat is 

 among cereals. As a forage crop, it has no 



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