CRIMSON OR ITALIAN CLOVER 



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the last leaf of the stem : they are oblong or cylindrical, with 

 rich crimson flowers. 



Early and late varieties are met with in commerce. 



Fig. 132. — Seedling of White or Dutch Clover at different stages of growth. In a the 

 first foliage leaf is seen to be simple ; in 3 the ordinary trifoliate leaves have appeared. 



A variety, Trifolium Molinerii Balb., with shorter stems 

 and pale, almost white, flowers, is native in Cornwall, and is 



