CHAPTER XII 



MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES OF CLOVER 



In addition to the varieties of clo\-er that have 

 been discussed at some length in previous chapters 

 are a number the value of vhich may be consid- 

 erable to areas more or less local and limited. These 

 include Sainfoin, Egyptian clover, Yellow clover, 

 Sand lucerne, Japanese clover, Beggarweed and 

 Seaside clover. Some of these, as Sainfoin and 

 Buffalo clover, have been in the country for several 

 years, and yet but little is known as to their be- 

 havior, except in ^'ery limited areas. Others, as 

 Buffalo clover, native to the country are thought 

 to ha\'e merit, and yet the degree of such merit does 

 not appear to have been yet proved under cultiva- 

 tion. The three varieties but recently introduced 

 are thought to ha^•e considerable promise for cer- 

 tain soils and climates to which they ha^'e special 

 adaptation, but sufficient trial has not been given 

 them to determine even approximately the measure 

 of their worth to this country. These varieties will 

 now be discussed, but for the reasons stated above 

 it will be manifest that the discussion will of neces- 

 sity be imperfect and fragmentary in character, 



SAINFOIN 



Sainfoin ( Oiiobrychis satiz'n) is a perennial, legu- 

 minous, clover-like forage plarit of the bean family. 



