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the manner of strawberry runners and thus it rapidly 

 covers the land when there is space for it and conditions 

 are good. The flower stems may rise up 12" or more 

 and sometimes are so thick as to make the field one mass 

 of bloom. There is a large species of white clover from 

 Italy, called giant broad-leaved white clover. It is said 

 to produce twice the herbage of the common sort, but to 

 make few seeds. White clover likes rich soil and abund- 



White Clover May 12 in Tennessee, 



ant lime in it. It thrives in moist soil and during cool 

 weather. In the north it is green all summer ; in the south 

 it nearly disappears during hot weather and reappears in 

 the fall, remaining green and beautiful all winter. Thus 

 it grows well with Bermuda grass. The amount of white 

 clover in the pasture is a fair indication of its fertility of 

 soil. One can bring it in by liming and dressing the 

 land with phosphorus. Wood ashes, too, have a great 



