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Neither the crimson clover nor the common 

 red clover is extensively grown on the Pacific 

 Coast. White clover is cultivated for lawns, mostly 

 in combination with blue grass. It will often 

 cover a bare spot under a tree where the blue 

 grass does not thrive. 



The Alsika clover is another form that is 

 seldom seen in California, partly perhaps because 

 it does not tend to send its roots deeply into the 

 soil, and hence is not as well adapted to a dry 

 climate as are the alfalfas. On the other hand it 

 thrives on a clay soil, and in regions to which it 

 is adapted it is a valuable product. 



There are numerous other species of clover that 

 have as yet been almost neglected by the plant 

 developer, which offer inviting opportunities. 



Even without hybridization, plants grown from 

 a given lot of seed will vary greatly. Selection 

 among the most familiar races of clovers would 

 readily result in the development of new varieties 

 that might be of enormous value. The fact that 

 the plant thrives more or less under disadvantage- 

 ous surroundings has partly accounted, no doubt, 

 for its neglect by the plant developer. But now 

 that year by year there is a growing recognition 

 of the need of intensive cultivation of farm crops, 

 the clovers are sure to come in for a larger share 

 of attention. 



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