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other, and two pounds of alsike seed to the acre are suffi- 
cient. Alsike clover as a fertilizer, must be as good a plant 
as red clover, as the roots penetrate much deeper and are 
more numerous. It is a clover which every farmer can and 
should cultivate, whether he keeps bees or not, as it is supe- 
rior to the common red for hay or pasture for all kinds of 
stock.” The sced can now be had at a very moderate price, 
and it is certainly worthy of a trial. 
White or Dutch clover (Zrifolium repens) is too well 
known to require particular description, and is associated 
with too many pleasant recollections to call for commenda- 
Fig. 84.— White or Dutch Clover. 
tion. Its modest, unassuming bloom, has hallowed many a 
sacred spot, and perpetuated enduring virtues long after the 
earthly form has moldered to dust beneath. The lawn 
would, indeed, seem incomplete, if still was wanting the clo- 
ver carpet with its velvet surface of mingling white and 
green, inviting the weary to partake of rest, and giving out 
its ambrosial perfume while the grateful bees in myriads 
sing from flower to flower. For its modest, cheerful appear- 
ance, white clover will always be a welcome tenant of waste 
corners, nooks and roadsides, and no farmer needs be told of 
its value for pasturage. Its honey is only excelled by that 
