PINK WILD FLOWERS 
from four to eleven, short-stemmed oval, long oval 
or egg-shaped leaflets, which are often notched at the 
apex and narrowed toward the base where they unite 
at the same point. Their margins are almost entire, 
and their surface is marked with white or cream-white, 
triangular forms. The joints are sheathed with a pair 
of bristly pointed wings or stipules. The large, hand- 
some flower head is globe or egg shaped, and is set 
closely between a pair of compound leaves at the tip 
of the branches, and from the side of the stalk. It 
is composed of many densely clustered florets. The 
colour varies from crimson to magenta with white 
bases, the latter showing less distinctly at a distance. 
The florets finally fade to a dark brown, but they 
remain erect until after the fruit ripens. The Red 
Clover grows perennially in fields and meadows 
everywhere, and is particularly common east of the 
Mississippi River. It blossoms from April to Novem- 
ber, according to locality. This species is also a 
native of northern Asia. 
ALSIKE. ALSATIAN, OR SWEDISH CLOVER 
Trifolium bybridum. Pea Family. 
The Alsatian Clover resembles the White Clover, 
except that the stalk is erect or ascending, and it 
does not root at the joints) The flower heads are 
delightfully tinted with a charming pink or rose colour 
slightly diffused with cream, and are, therefore, some- 
what more beautiful than the latter species. They 
are exceedingly fragrant, and generally common. 
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