HEAVY SEEDS: 103 
The original Alsike has been so improved by cultivation that 
it has almost grown out of reCognition, and the Alsike now 
used can hardly be termed expensive; still we doubt if it will 
ever become popular, although it is’ worthy of consideration for 
‘land on which clover will not stand. 
» When it is sown in conjunction with Timothy or Loliums it 
should be cut in full blossom, or it is’ apt to rot and. die, 
especially if it becomes lodged. If cut when fairly young: it 
will continue to grow each year, although not so vigorously as 
in its maiden effort. S338 iy 
Its seeds aré about the same size as white clover, green in. 
colour, but in thoroughly well-ripened samples they attain a 
very much darker hue and are almost black. Samples of Alsike 
are infested with weeds, more so, perhaps, than any other 
clovers, therefore in all cases they should be thoroughly sifted 
and cleaned before sowing. Sheep’s sorrel (Rumex acetosella) 
seems to be the commonest of these weeds, which is, perhaps, 
accounted for by reason of its also being a lover of moist and 
heavy land. 
Like white clover a bushel of Alsike should weigh about 
66 lb., each pound containing nearly three-quarters of a 
million of germinating seeds. In Canada, Alsike seems to 
succeed better than it does in Europe, and Canadian samples 
are not only cheap but excellent in quality. 
Waite CLover (TRIFOLIUM REPENS PERENNE). 
White clover, the commonest and best known of all clovers, 
grows everywhere and anywhere. It was first cultivated in 
Holland, and thus has attached to itself the name of Dutch 
clover, although it is indigenous to this country. The samples 
which come from the Netherlands are certainly equal, if not 
superior, to any of our home growths. 
The dée noir of white clover is red robin, a wild geranium, 
