FORAGE PLANTS OF THE FAMILY LEGUMINOS^E 1 95 



using fifteen pounds per acre, has been found to be the best practice. 

 Ordinarily no special treatment is required after seeding and before the 

 winter arrives. Some fall pasturage may be obtained, if the growth be 

 sufficiently rank. 



Use. Crimson-clover hay is considered by dairymen to be fully equal, 

 if not superior, to red, or alsike clover, as a roughage for their cows, sheep, 

 horses, mules and other animals in sections where grown. It is gathered 

 to some extent for the making of bouquets, when in full flower. 



FIG. 82. White clover, showing creeping habit, one-half natural size. (After 

 Jones, L. R.: Vermont Grasses and Clovers. Bulletin 94, Vermont Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, May, 1902.) 



White Clover (Trifolium repens). This clover, growing wild every- 

 where in America, was introduced from Europe. In Ireland, it is known as 

 the shamrock and is raised in pots for distribution by the big department 

 stores on St. Patrick's day. The plant is perennial growing by means 

 of prostrate stems rooting at the nodes (Fig. 82). The leaves are tri- 

 foliate, obcordate with narrow membranous stipules. The inflorescence 

 is a head of white, or pinkish flowers, which are fragrant and yield a honey 

 of the first quality. The mature flowers, which turn brown in color, are 



