CHAPTER XIII 
THE CLOVERS 
THE true clovers all belong to the genus or 
group Trifolium, of which there are many spe- 
cies and varieties in many parts of the world. 
The sweet or Bokhara clover is a Melilotus, not 
sufficiently grown to warrant discussion in a 
brief popular book like this. The bur clover is 
a Medicago, allied to alfalfa. Other related plants 
of the legume family are sometimes known as 
clover, but they need not be described here. 
There are four types of true clover that must 
be discussed in any American book on forage 
plants: (1) red clover (Trifolium pratense), and 
mammoth red clover (variety perenne, formerly 
but improperly called Trifolium medium); (2) 
alsike clover (JZ. hybridwm); (3) crimson clover 
(T. incarnatum); (4) white clover (7. repens). 
All these clovers are natives of the Old World. 
THE RED CLOVERS 
It has been well said that red clover is more 
valuable among fodder plants than wheat is 
among cereals. As a forage crop, it has no 
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