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thoroughly sifted and cleaned, as few growers deliver the seed 
fit to sow. 
All American clover must be accepted with great caution. 
‘The country is so large that it is hardly possible for the buyer 
to ascertain the locality, or even State, where it was grown, 
which to the English sower often makes a considerable 
‘difference. Our experience tells us that most of this seed 
produces a narrow-leaved variety, weak as seedlings, and weak 
in its subsequent growth ; whilst the crop is rarely as large as 
that of its broad-leaved cousin. 
Dutch seed is mostly good, as also may be said of North 
German, Polish, and Belgian, but all are liable to be full of 
weed seeds. Russia is developing a growth of first-class 
clover almost equal to the best English samples. ‘The seed 
from New Zealand can hardly be equalled ; this latter country 
ds a comparatively new source of supply. 
The worst seeds come from Italy and the south of France. 
It does not appear to be generally known that ordinary 
Suffolk cow grass is merely a good stock of broad-leaved 
clover. 
Some twenty years ago Messrs. Sutton and Sons, of 
Reading, introduced a new variety of clover. It has stood the 
test of the twenty seasons which have elapsed since then, and 
faithfully carries out what was promised of it, one point being 
that it would succeed fairly upon clover-sick land. From our 
observation of this variety, its seeds do not appear to be all 
alike. We have noticed that, if attacked by eel worm, 
portions only of the ley suffer, and it is clearly distinct from 
clover in that it has a more vigorous growth, and from 
perennial cow grass in that it comes for a second and even a 
third cut. The fact of its being so succulent causes the seed 
to be very difficult to harvest ; indeed, in a wet autumn it is 
next to impossible to secure it at all, which accounts for the 
much higher price it commands over clover. 
