HOW TO GROW GOOD CLOVER. 



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CHARACTERS OP CLOVERS. 



1. Trifoliam pratcnsc. 

 From a Natural Pasture. 



Heads of /lowers dense, 

 proceeding from two 

 leaves by a very short 

 stem, of from 50 to 

 80 sessile florets of a 

 more or less lilac or 

 pink colour. 



Calyx of 5 fine ciliated 

 teeth — the lower of 

 which is the longest 

 — about half the 

 length of the flower. 



Corolla, Standard with 

 a long straight tube. 



Leaves trifoliate, more 

 or less hairy; leaflets 

 ovate, either broadly 

 lanceolate, or notched 

 at the apex ; all hav- 

 ing a more or less 

 triangular white 

 marking in their 

 centi'e. 



Stem solid, channelled 

 or angular, purple. 



Root descending, but 



considerably 



branched. 

 Whole plant more or 



less clothed with 



silky hairs. 



Height from 5 to 8 

 inches. 



2. Trifoliwm proteose. 



From Messrs. Sulton's 

 Trial Grounds. 



Heads of flowers dense, 

 with from 70 to 120 

 sessile florets. 



Calyx, much as 1. 



Corolla, much as 1. 



Leaves of 3 leaflets, 

 more or less ovate, 

 with the white tri- 

 angular marking 3 

 times the size of 1, 

 but less hairy. 



Stem sometimes fistu- 

 lar, more or less chan- 

 nelled or ribbed, 

 mostly free from 

 hairs, purple up- 

 wards. 



Boot tapering with 

 lateral branches. 



Whole plant, smooth, 

 compared with 1, still 

 more or less hairy. 



Height 1G inches. 



3. Trifolium pratense, 

 perenne. 



From Messrs. Sulton's 

 Trial Grounds. 



Heads of flowers some- 

 what lax, with from 

 50 to 100 florets, 

 proceeding from 

 leaves by an evident 

 stem. 



Leaves of 3 ovate leaf- 

 lets, with less distinct 

 triangular spot than 

 2, clothed with silky 

 hairs. 



Stem variable, some- 

 times fistular mostly 

 quite round and 

 smooth sometimes ; 

 but not generally 

 hairy. 



Boot as 2. 



Whole plant, remark- 

 able for its hairy 

 leaves and generally 

 smooth round stems. 



Height 18 inches. 



