352 White Clover, 
The slim trunk creeps along the ground for twenty feet, 
and sends roots beneath for nourishment. The leaves arise 
from this stem, and are from four to six feet long. The 
clusters of small yellowish-white blossoms are immense in 
size. The blossoms last from the middle of April till June. 
The honey is yellow, thick and fine. The fruit of this 
palm is about twice the size of the Concord grape, and 
from October till Christmas the oozing nectar keeps the 
bees at work. This is dark honey, but very good for stim- 
ulative feeding. 
TUNE PLANTS, 
With June comes the incomparable white or Dutchclover, 
Trifolium repens (Fig. 154), whose chaste and modest 
bloom betokens the beautiful, luscious, and unrivaled sweets 
White or Dutch Clover. 
which are hidden in its corolla tube. Also its sister, Alsike 
or Swedish, Trifolium hybrida (Fig 155), which seems to 
resemble both the white and red clover. It is a stronger 
grower than the white, and has a whitish blossom tinged 
with pink. Messrs. Doolittle and Root think that white 
clover furnishes about fifty pounds of honey to the acre dur. 
