43 
Thermopsis montana. (Fig. 44.) 
A stout perennial herb with tered st 2 or 3 feet high, native of the Rocky 
Mountains. It ex considered one of the best forage plants on the range, and 
makes a hay readily eaten by stock, if s before ag stems become woody. 
Another Si ii T. rhombifolia, grows in easte ocky Mountains from 
Colorado northw ard. It is a good bing bari ra pa abundant than the 
former speci 
Tillandsia usneoides. Spanish moss; Long moss. 
An epiphyte belonging to the Pineapple family, abundant in Florida and the Gulf 
ates, where it is a characteristic feature of the forests with its long stems 
tr 
it, and it adds considerable value 
to the woodland pastures 
Tribulus maximus. 
A loosely branched, hairy, prostrate 
is highly valued by stockmen on 
the plains 
olium agrarium. Golden clover; 
Yellow meadow trefoil; Yellow hop 
clover; Fieldclover; Ho p clover; 
Yellow clover; Gold peel clover; 
Large golden clover 
> 
perennial wild European clover, 
widely naturalized o on sandy fields 
States as far south as Virginia. It 
is of considerable value for sandy 
pastures. 
Trifolium alexandrinum. Egyptian 
clover; qp is elover; Ber- 
sine clover. (Fig. 
An erect, annual ad B of Egypt, which in warm climates and upon rich 
soils makes an exceedingly plc; growth. Two or three heavy crops may be 
taken from a -— in one seaso Twenty pia y seed are required for an 
s for trial in the Southern States, wherever cane and 
FIG. 45.— Egyptian clover (Trifolium alezan- 
drinum). 
acre. An I 
cotton may be grown. 
Trifolium alpinum. Alpine clover. 
A European alpine species of little value in cultivation, although it has been recom- 
mended abroad as a forage plant for mountain meadow 
Trifolium amphianthum. (Fig. 46.) 
Alow, slender 5 species occurring in Louisiana and Texas upon the most 
sterile soils. It spreads rapidly, and reseeds itself freely, produeing a large 
amount of early co pasturage. It comes into blossom about the middle of 
May. Itis one of our most promising native wild clovers for cultivation. 
