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marshy places where the subsoil is impervious to water and the 

 drainage is bad. It may also be cultivated in the far north and in 

 high altitudes, as it has the power of withstanding severe cold. The 

 forage is succulent and more difficult to cure for hay than red clover. 

 The air-dried hay contains from 10 to 13 per cent, of crude protein. 

 It is a very good honey plant for bees. The seed weighs 65 pounds 

 to the bushel, and 12 pounds will sow an acre. 



Tiifoliinn incarnatum L. (Crimson clover ; scarlet clover ; Ger- 

 man clover ; German mammoth clover ; Italian clover ; French 

 clover, in part ; Egyptian clover, in part ; carnation clover. Fig. 35). 

 An annual, native of the Mediterranean region, which has been 

 long cultivated in the warmer portions of Europe, and is now grown 



FIG. 35. Crimson clover (Trifoliiuu incarnatum. 



in many of the eastern and southern States for an early soiling crop. 

 The stems are erect, tufted, soft-hairy all over, from one to two feet 

 high, and the bright scarlet flowers are borne in elongated heads. 

 In Virginia and southward it should be sown in autumn to furnish 

 winter and early spring forage. It is susceptible to drought. It is 



