pink WILD FLOWERS 



from four to eleven, short-stemmed oval, long oval 

 or egg-shaped leaflets, which are often notched at the 

 apex and narrowed toward the base where they unite 

 at the same point. Their margins are almost entire, 

 and their surface is marked with white or cream-white, 

 triangular forms. The joints are sheathed with a pair 

 of bristly pointed wings or stipules. The large, hand- 

 some flower head is globe or egg shaped, and is set 

 closely between a pair of compound leaves at the tip 

 of the branches, and from the side of the stalk. It 

 is composed of many densely clustered florets. The 

 colour varies from crimson to magenta with white 

 bases, the latter showing less distinctly at a distance. 

 The florets finally fade to a dark brown, but they 

 remain erect until after the fruit ripens. The Red 

 Clover grows perennially in fields and meadows 

 everywhere, and is particularly common east of the 

 Mississippi River. It blossoms from April to Novem- 

 ber, according to locality. This species is also a 

 native of northern Asia. 



ALSIKE. ALSATIAN, OR SWEDISH CLOVER 



Trifblium hybridum. Pea Family. 



The Alsatian Clover resembles the W T hite Clover, 

 except that the stalk is erect or ascending, and it 

 does not root at the joints. The flower heads are 

 delightfully tinted with a charming pink or rose colour 

 slightly diffused with cream, and are, therefore, some- 

 what more beautiful than the latter species. They 

 are exceedingly fragrant, and generally common. 



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