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STONE or RABBIT'S-FOOT 



CLOVER. 

 (Shown by A in the opposite picture) 

 COMMON RED CLOVER. 



(Shown by B in the opposite picture) 

 Clovers, which are among our best 

 known and most valuable plants, are 

 characterized by their three-parted 

 or trifoliate leaves and rather round 

 flower heads. A very common spe- 

 cies and the most noticeable one be- 

 cause of the size and color of the 

 flower heads, is Red Clover. It is 

 present in nearly every field, meadow, 

 pasture and yard and is visited by a 

 great many handsome butterflies as 

 well as several species of bees. It is 



said to be so dependant upon our common bumblebee for 

 fertilization that without the aid of this insect, the clover 

 soon perishes. The little pink florets, which compose the 

 flower head are sweet scented and abound in nectar. The 

 whitish inverted V-shaped mark in the middle of each 

 leaflet adds much to the beauty of the plant. 



WHITE CLOVER is a smaller plant in every way, but 

 the white or pale pink florets that make up the smaller flower 

 head are very fragrant. This species is one of the most 

 useful for honey bees and also furnishes excellent fodder 

 for cattle, large fields being often sown to it for both pur- 

 poses. It also roots very readily and makes a good founda- 

 tion for lawns ; hence clover seed is usually sown with grass 

 seed for the making of new lawns. 



RABBIT'S-FOOT CLOVER is a small but very attrac- 

 tive species that abounds everywhere. The small elongated 

 flower heads are very soft and silky owing to the long, pink- 

 ish feathery tips to the five-parted calices. They are vis- 

 ited by the smallest of butterflies, particularly by the hand- 

 some species usually known as the Little Copper Butterfly. 



