156 PRINCIPAL INTRODUCED NONGRASSLIKE FORAGE HERBS 



Two species of bur clover are common in the United States, 



namely, toothed medic, 

 or bur clover (Medico- 

 go hispida) (Fig. 50), a 

 highly valuable plant 

 in CaUfornia and Ore- 

 gon, and spotted or 

 southern bur clover, 

 known to botanists as 

 M. Arahica. 



Spotted bur clover is 

 a much more valuable 

 plant in the South than 

 is toothed bur clover, 

 especially for winter 

 pasture, as it usually 

 grows throughout the 

 entire winter. It does 

 especially well on the 

 sandy soils of the 

 piney - woods region. 

 Here it furnishes good 

 pasture as early as 

 January. Because of 

 its strong seed habits 

 this species maintains 

 itself well when once 

 established. A good 

 combination of seed for 

 use in pasture sowing 

 is spotted bur clover 

 and Bermudagrass, for 

 the reason that the bur 

 clover remains succu- 

 lent and palatable 

 throughout the winter, 



whereas the Bermudagrass grows only during the warmer part 



of the season. 



Fig. so. 



■TOOTHED MEDIC, OR BUR CLOVER 



(Maticai',,) hispida). 



