CHAPTER VIII 



WHITE CLOVER 



White Clover (Trifolium rcpcns} is also called 

 Dutch, White Dutch, White Trefoil, Creeping Tri- 

 folium and Honeysuckle clover. The name Dutch 

 clover has doubtless been applied to it because of 

 the extent to which it is in evidence in the pastures 

 and meadows of Holland; the name Creeping Tri- 

 folium, because of the creeping character of the 

 stems, which, under favorable conditions, send roots 

 down into the soil ; and Honeysuckle clover, be- 

 cause of the honey supplies which it furnishes for 

 bees. It is one of the plants known as Shamrock, the 

 national emblem of Ireland. 



White clover is perennial, the stems of which 

 creep along the ground and, as above intimated, 

 root at the joints; so that from this source plants 

 are indefinitely multiplied. They also come from the 

 seed. The leaves are small and very numerous, 

 and with the exception of the flower stems and 

 flowers, furnish all the forage obtained. The flowers 

 are very numerous, especially when showery weather 

 precedes and accompanies the flowering season. 

 They are large for the size of the plant, are sup- 

 ported by a leafless stem of considerable length, and 

 are white or tinted with a delicate rose color. The 



