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Yellow Suckling Clover {Trifolium filiforme). — Annual, occasionally 

 biennial, with procumbent stems ; flowering during June. This variety, which 

 seeds itself down, is sometimes used in small proportions in mixtures of seeds 

 for permanent pasturage on dry, gravelly and stony soils, but it is best adapted 

 for pleasure grounds on light land. 



OTHER PASTURE PLANTS 



Achillea — Milfoil; Yarrow. 



Coininoii Milfoil ; Yarrow {Achillea Millefolium). — Very enduring 

 perennial ; flowering from June to August. This early plant resists the most 

 intense drought, flourishes in dry soils, and yields excellent pasturage, which 

 is always kept closely cropped by stock. The seed, of which from 5 to 6 lbs. 

 are required per acre for a pure sowing, should be added in small proportions 

 to all pasturage mixtures on medium or dry lands. 



Petroselinum — Parsley. 



Common or Sheep's Parsley (Petroselinum sativum). — Biennial ; 

 flowering in June and July. This variety, which is greatly relished by sheep, 

 is often included in small proportions in pasturage mixtures for elevated lands. 

 The herbage is supposed to be a preventive of scab and rot in sheep ; and it is 

 eaten with avidity by hares and rabbits. 



