From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT 



CLOVERS 



All Clovers have the power to gather Nitrogen from the air, and store it 

 in the form of nodules on the roots; thereby providing rich food for crops of 

 cereals, etc., which follow. 



Thus they save the cost of expensive commercial fertilizers, and the labor 

 of loading and spreading farm yard manure. 



The long roots of Clover penetrate deeply into the soil, improve its 

 drainage, render it more friable, and increase its capacity for holding 

 moisture. 



When plowed under, Clover crops add humus to the soil, and further 

 improve its mechanical condition. 



Henderson's Medium Red 



(Trifolium Pratense) DOMESTIC GROWN 



Common or Medium Clover, June Clover 



Red Clover according to locality is a biennial or short-lived perennial. 

 It grows one to two feet in height usually makes two crops a year, yielding 

 two to three tons of cured hay per acre. Clover hay is very nutritious; 

 all stock fed on it require less grain ; chopped and steamed it is a good sub- 

 stitute for green food for poultry during the winter. As pasturage all animals 

 thrive on it, particularly cattle, sheep and pigs. In Northern States Red 

 Clover seed is usually sown in the spring; the earlier the better. If grown 

 alone, use 12 to 14 pounds of seed per acre if broadcasted and cover not 

 over half an inch deep. Red Clover may be seeded with a number of differ- 

 ent grasses as Timothy, Orchard Grass or Tall Oat Grass, but usually it is 

 grown with Timothy, 8 to 10 pounds of Clover and 20 pounds of Timothy 

 seed being sown per acre. A very satisfactory combination is 5 pounds of 

 Red Clover, 5 pounds of Alsike Clover, 20 pounds of Timothy and 5 pounds 

 of Fancy Red Top per acre. This makes a fine quality of merchantable 

 hay and the field does not run out so soon as Clover and Timothy alone. 

 (See' Engraving.) 



Price, lb. 70c; 10 lbs. S6.00; 25 lbs. $14.00; 100 lbs. $50.00. 



Mammoth 



or PEA VINE (Trifolium 



RED Pratense perenne) 



DOMESTIC GROWN 



Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 



Quite distinct from the common Red Clover, being of larger and coarser 

 growth and valuable for purposes for which the latter is entirely unsuited. 

 It lasts longer and is two or three weeks later than common Red Clover. 

 Of very robust growth, yielding enormous bulk valuable for reclaiming 

 exhausted lands. Sow (if alone) about 12 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 70c; 10 lbs. $6.50; 25 lbs. $15.00; 100 lbs. $55.00. 



SWEDISH AlciL-** r»f Hurii>ifl (Trifolium 



CLOVER AlSIKe Or nyDria Hybridum) 



Perennial. Time of flowering, July and August. Alsike or Swedish 

 Clover is a hybrid intermediate in growth and appearance between Red 

 and White Clovers. The blossoms are pinkish white. It is a perennial and 

 one of the hardiest of all Clovers, thriving particularly well in cool and cold 

 climates and stands freezing well, but also adapts itself to most climates 

 where Clovers grow, and will grow in moister soil than Red Clover, in fact 

 has produced splendid crops under irrigation. The plants attain a height 

 of one to two feet; stems and leaves, though smaller than those of Red 

 Clover, are much more numerous, making hay of fine texture. 



Alsike frequently produces good crops on soils on which Red Clover will 

 not grow. We strongly advise farmers to add 2 or 3 lbs. per acre to their 

 usual seeding of Red Clover and Timothy. Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre 

 (See Engraving.) 



Price, lb. 70c; 10 lbs. $6.00; 25 lbs. $14.00; 100 lbs. $50.00. 





Henderson's Superior Recleaned 



Crimson or Scarlet 



(Trifolium 

 Incarnatum) 



Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of 

 stable manure per acre and even if the Clover be harvested or pastured, the 

 benefits derived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation will alone 

 many times repay the cost of seed and labor. 



Crimson Clover cut when coming into bloom makes hay richer in protein 

 than Red Clover, and the yield on average soils is two to three tons per 

 acre. It is especially adapted for green forage and silage and is much 

 relished by dairy stock. Cut green before flowers mature. 



Crimson Clover should not be fed after the flowers mature for the hairs 

 of the calyx are apt to form "hair balls" in the stomachs of animals. 



Sow at the rate of 15 pounds of seed per acre, either broadcast or drilled. 

 Cover lightly with a harrow. In the latitude of New York City sow from 

 July 15 to September 15, and in the South as late as October. Time of 

 flowering is June; height 2 feet. 



Price, lb. 50c; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $8.75; 100 lbs. $30.00. 



White Bokhara 



(SWEET CLOVER) 



(Melilotus alba) 



Biennial. Time of flowering, June to September. Height, 3 to 5 feet. 



A perennial leguminous plant of tall, shrub-like growth, occasionally 

 grown as a forage plant; and often for bees; the numerous small white 

 flowers possess a sweet, honey-like fragrance. The importance of Bokhara 

 Clover, however, is its value for plowing under for green manuring, particu- 

 larly to prepare poor soils where it is difficult to get other crops to grow. 

 Sow 10 lbs. to acre. 

 Price, lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00; 25 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. $20.00. 



Jap 



an (Lespedeza Striata) 



An annual leguminous plant considerably grown, particularly in the South, as a 

 summer pasture, green forage and hay crop. It also has much value as a soil enricher 

 when plowed under as green manure. It will flourish on poor and exhausted soils, too 

 poor to produce profitable crops of any other forage plant. Sow 14 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 lbs. $8.75; 100 lbs. $30.00. 



Korean (Lespedeza) 



This strain an improvement on the ordinary Japan ripens earlier, makes a larger 

 growth and a heavy cropper. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 

 Price, lb. 50c; 10 lbs. $4.50; 25 lbs. $10.00. 



DUTCH or 

 HONEYSUCKLE 



White 



(Trifolium repens) 



Perennial. Time of flowering, May to Sept. Height 6 in. (creeping). 



White Clover is a valuable addition to mixtures for permanent pastures, as it furnishes 

 considerable plant food to the other Grasses composing such mixtures. 



In mixtures for lawns White Clover is always used, as there is no plant more suitable 

 for the formation of a dense sward, and also to prevent the washing out of soil during 

 heavy rains. Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre. 



Price, lb. 75c; 10 lbs. $7.00; 25 lbs. $16.25; 100 lbs. $60.00. 



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