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flower will then, in its second growth, follow white, which 

 will keep up the succession till Melilot is in full flower at 

 the end of July, the latter remaining in bloom as late as 

 desirable. 



Trifolium Incarnatum, 



to give the best results for honey-production, should 

 be sown with Melilotus Alba in August or September. 

 The following Spring will see a grand supply for the 

 bees, the crimson clover flowering from May to June, 

 when the crop should be cut. The Melilot will soon 

 follow and keep the bees busy for several weeks. This- 

 second crop can be allowed to stand and re-seed the 

 ground, if a yearly crop following is required. 



Trifolium Incarnatum has of late years been highly 

 extolled by American bee-keepers who seem only recently 

 to have discovered its value, though a correspondent 

 writing to the "American Bee Journal" of October, 1895, 

 says he has been most successful with it, and considers it 

 one of the most valuable crops that can be grown. The 

 following advantages are claimed for it by the same 

 writer: — ■ 



" It grows in the winter, and prevents the land washing. 

 It yields more abundantly than common red clover, a 

 kind of forage which horses and cattle prefer to almost 

 any other. According to the report of the Experiment 

 Stations its nutritive value is of the highest. I know that 

 my horses keep in the best condition on it. It never 

 causes " slobbering,'' as red clover often does. It can be 

 grown on sandy land where red clover will not thrive. But 

 its greatest value is as a fertilizer, and as such is the best 

 and cheapest known. It possesses more highly than any 

 other leguminous plant, the power of conveying to the 

 soil the nitrogen of the atmosphere. Its roots go deeper 



