OTHEE CLOVERS 425 



Bokhara clover, much less leafy and smaller in size, grow- 

 ing but 3 to 7 feet tall. It has spread over much the same 

 territory as Bokhara clover. In New Jersey, it is becom- 

 ing the dominant species. Some commercial seed is grown 

 in Kentucky. It is from this species that cumarin was 

 secured for medicinal use in olden times. 



Melilotus indica (Melilotus parviflbra), the " sour 

 clover " of California and Arizona, is an annual species 

 with small yellow flowers. It is called King Island melilot 

 from the fact that it was introduced on King Island near 

 Tasmania about 1906 and rapidly spread over the sandy 

 lands of this island, resulting in the establishment of a 

 great dairy industry. 



In the United States, it is most common in the South, 

 being abundant about Charleston, New Orleans and in 

 southern California. In the citrus regions of California,, 

 it has been used in recent years as an orchard green 

 manure crop, and commercial seed is now produced in that 

 state. 



