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of luxuriance, w and tall, coarse growth, to any mam- 

 moth clover I have ever seen, either here or else- 

 where. 



Mr. Crozier, of Beacon Farm, cultivates this mam- 

 moth clover exclusively. Ity ]udicious management 

 he keeps it up to a medium standard; avoiding the 

 extremes of coarseness, he secures a hay that pos- 

 sesses the properties and qualities of both sorts 

 combined. 



From my experience with the different species and 

 variety of Red Clover, I have arrived at the conclu- 

 sion that to grow them with any degree of success, 

 attention must be paid to the cleansing and manuring 

 of the soil ; otherwise partial or total failures will be 

 the result. 



From 8 to 12 Ibs. of seeds per acre should be sown 

 on wiieat or rye brairds in the spring ; from 20 to 25 

 pounds, if sown alone, A bushel of perrennial Red 

 Clover weighs (same as Pratense) 64 Ibs. 



CHAPTER IV. 



ZIG ZAG CLOVES (COW GRASS.) 



Trifolium Medium Specific Character. 



Stem , zig zag, smoothish ; leaflets oblong, entire, 

 and spotless ; heads mostly stalked ; flowers a 

 deeper purple, otherwise like the Trifolium Pratense. 



OBS. There is a marked difference between this 

 species and Trifolium Pratense and its variety. The 

 stems of the latter are ascending or rising obliquely 

 upwards, while the stems of the former are zig zag ; 

 leaflets of Pratense, often notched at the end and 



