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also be classed under this head, although what is 

 known in England as Trifolium Perrenne is not a 

 mammoth clover. Yet both it and what is generally- 

 known in the Northern States as mammoth clover, 

 have the same peculiarities in appearance as Trifolium 

 Pratense, by the same colored flowers, leaflets oval 

 or obovate, often notched a$ the end, and marked on 

 the upper side with apale s^o^heads ovate, sessile. 

 It must be borne in mind that it is only by the cul- 

 tivator' s skilful care that species and varieties of 

 clovers can be preserved and propagated ; otherwise, 

 hybridizing or reverting to the original form of the 

 species will be the result or consequence. The Per- 

 rennial red clovers are later in flowering and ripening 

 their seeds, than the common red: 



^ Way's Analysis. 



Prom 100 parts, as taken from the field June 4th. 



Water 81.05 



Albuminous or flesh forming principles -3.64 



Patty matter .78 



Heat producing principles, starch, sugar, gum, &c. . . 8.04 



Woody fibre 4.91 



Mineral matter or Ash 1.58 



100.00 

 100 parts of the grass dried at 212° Pahr. 



Albuminous or flesh forming principles ^ . . 19.18 



Patty matter 4.09 



Heat producing principles, starch, sugar, gum, &c. . . 42.42 



Woody fibre 259& 



Mineral matter or Ash 8.35 



100.00 



Perrennial Red Glover is in greater repute with. 

 English farmers than the common red. 



