TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE. 



BED OB BROAD CLOVER. 



Biennial. Boot much branched, fibrous. Steins 

 hollow, branching from base, clothed with fine hairs. 

 Stipules membranous ; free portion adpressed to stem, 

 terminating abruptly in a bristle-like point; veins 

 anastomosing. Leaflets oblong, obtuse, pubescent, 

 usually strongly marked with a crescentic band. 

 Heads terminal, sessile, globose. Flowers dull rose- 

 purple. Calyx-teeth hairy, as long as tube. Corolla 

 persistent, turning brown. Pods one-seeded. Flowers 

 June to September. Grows throughout Europe, 

 Central and Northern Asia, and India. 



ANALYSIS. 



Clover in Dried at 



Natural State. 212° Fahr. 



Water 66-89 — 



♦Soluble albuminoids -62 1-94 



♦♦Insoluble albuminoids 2-94 8-87 



Digestible fibre 5-70 17-22 



Woody fibre 8-78 26-52 



f Soluble mineral matter 2-58 7-80 



ttlnsoluble mineral matter .... -67 2-02 



Chlorophyll, soluble carbo-hydrates, &e. . 11-82 35-63 



100-00 100-00 



* Containing Nitrogen -10 -31 



** Containing Nitrogen -47 1-42 



Albuminoid Nitrogen -57 1-73 



Non-albuminoid Nitrogen ...... -26 -81 



Total Nitrogen -83 2-54 



t Containing Silica -03 -10 



tt Containing Silica -06 -19 



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