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Trifolium furcatum, A rank-growing clover two to three feet 

 high, native of the Pacific Coast. The flowers resemble those of 

 common red clover, but are larger, sometimes two inches in diameter, 

 and borne on long stalks. It is abundant throughout the coast 

 ranges and affords good pasturage. 



7> /A'////;// hybridum (Alsike clover ; Alsace clover ; hybrid clover ; 

 bastard clover ; Swedish clover ; white Swedish clover ; giant white 

 clover ; perennial hybrid clover ; elegant clover ; pod clover. Fig. 

 34). A perennial, in size and general appearance intermediate 

 between white and red clover. It is better adapted than any other 

 species in general cultivation to wet meadows or marshy lands, but 

 because of its shallow root system will not withstand drought. The 



FIG. 34. Alsike (Trifolium hybridum). 



branching leafy stems grow one to three feet high, and the young 

 flower heads are at first white and later become rose-colored. Its 

 leaves are slightly bitter, and on this account the forage is not so 

 well liked by stock as that of red or white clover ; but it will grow 

 on lands which are too wet for the other species, thriving even in 



