io6 THE CLOVERS— ALSIKE. 



Alsike Clover. 



{Trifoliwm hybridum.) 

 Weight per bushel, 65 lbs. 



Standard of germination, 95 per cent. 



Mr. M. J. Sutton says of this clover that it flourishes 

 on, the same deep moist soil as Timothy, and makes an 

 excellent companion to that grass ; but it is equally 

 suitable with Tall Oatgrass, Italian Eyegrass, and 

 Cocksfoot. For meadows it is far superior to White 

 Clover, as it produces a crop tall enough for the scythe, 

 and materially adds to the total weight of hay. It 

 also produces more keep, and is better relished than 

 White Clover. 



Mr. Hunter sums it up as follows : — It grows as tall 

 as Eed, and produces abundant crops. Nutritive value 

 almost equal to Eed, and grows on some soils where 

 Eed will not succeed. 



Dr. Stebler's opinion is that Alsike lasts longer 

 than Eed Clover. Its average duration is three years, 

 but it has been known to give a fair return for five 

 years, and in meadows — where sown with other grasses 

 — endures even longer. It can be cultivated on soils 

 where other Clovers do not succeed, and gives an abun- 

 dant produce of such chemical composition as shows it 

 to be a forage plant of first-class quality. The fact of 

 its having been for a long time cultivated in the north 

 of Europe shows that it is capable of resisting cold well. 

 It suffers little from late frosts ; and humidity — instead 

 of being injurious — is, on the contrary, advantageous 

 to it. It is the only species of Clover that succeeds 



