PULSE FAMILY. 97 
Meapow Trirouium. Red 
Clover. Common Clover. 
Fr. Tréfle des Prés. Germ. 
a Wiesen-Klee. Span. 
ae : 
Root biennial, or perennial? large, 
fusiform. ‘Stems several from the 
pilose. an theh ¢ to an 
inch and a g, sessile, usu- 
ally ler spot m the 
middle, hairy beneath; common 
petiole half an inch to 4-5 inches 
long. Heads of fh s ovoid or 
a Song an inch or more in 
purp 
(rarely. " white) — —the petals 
into a seg tube abo 
1-seeded, rio a the 
Seed reniform, pend 7h yetiveeial 
a shade of reddish brown. 
mle 1 fields, meadows, &e. 
Canada Florida: introduced. 
Native 2 caepe: Fl. May -Sept. 
AB. Fr. July - October. 
ry: T PS 2. 1. fe: iculture 
satel )i is one 0 of the most valuable forage plants. ti is thoroughly natu- 
valid but it is also diligently ann, by all good farme n con- 
junction with the cially with Timothy (Phleum pratense) 
akes the er indifferent 
as an ameliorating crop, has had a most beneficial influence upon - 
culture. It is the crop most ——— cultivated to “turn in,” and 
thus enrich the soil with organic ma The plant is generally con- _ 
sidered to be a bi ennial ; but Mr. on Hoores—who is a very a 
observer—assures 
live more than two years. It is not known at t what time clover came : 
into general cultivation in this ptther ; but it is tee Shek ioe 
Bartram had fields of sn B ie itp Mar oteige espn 2) i 
somal $6 contain much nectar,—but the tube of fe corolla is i. ik that 
the Honey Bee cannot reach the treasure with te, peobaneies and tg 
vin a wake eae Maat id bk ae if ium 
folate ic. Se a a A po , or rounded legume. b The | 
The embryo removed from the seed re 
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, pratense), anda tri. 
