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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 oi 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. 



'UNE PLANTS. 



With June comes the incomparable white or Dutch clover? 

 Trifolium repens (Fig. 154), whose chaste and modest 

 bloom betokens the beautiful, luscious, and unrivaled sweets 



Fig. 154. 



While or Dnich 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- 



