184 MIXTURE OF GRASS-SEEDS. 



cms root. It is valuable not only as a forage plant, but 

 as shading the ground, and thereby increasing its 

 fertility. 



The introduction of clover among the cultivated 

 plants of the farm has done more, perhaps, for modern 

 agriculture than that of any other single plant. It has 

 now come to be considered indispensable in all good 

 dairy districts. 



Fig. 70. White Clover. 



WHITE CLOVER (Fig. 70), often called Honeysuckle, is 

 also widely diffused over this country, to which it is 

 undoubtedly indigenous. As a mixture in all pasture 

 grasses it holds a very high rank, as it is exceedingly 

 sweet and nutritious, and relished by stock of all kinds. 

 It grows most luxuriantly in moist grounds and moist 

 seasons, but easily accommodates itself to a great 

 variety of circumstances. 



With respect to the mixtures of grass-seeds most 

 profitable for the dairy farmer, no universal rule can 

 be given, as they depend very much upon the nature 

 of the soil and the locality. The most important point 

 to be observed, and one in which we, as a body, are 

 perhaps most deficient, is to use a large number of 

 species, with smaller quantities of each than those most 

 commonly used. This is nature's rule ; for, in examin- 



