PETER HENDERSON A. CO., i\EW YORK- 



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CLOVERS. 



Clovers are one of the most important factors to 

 success in agriculture. They exhaust the soil less 

 than any other class of plants giving equal bulk; 

 they derive nitrogen (the most costly element in fertilizers) from the atmosphere, and 

 actually add to the fertility of the land. Clovers are of the greatest value for plowing 

 under for supplying humus and nitrogen. 



RED CLOVER. {Common or Medium Clover, June Clover.) 



Botanical, TrifoUum pratense. German, KopfJdee, roth bluhender. French, Trejle rouge. 

 This is by far the most important Clover for practical agriculture. It grows luxuri- 

 antly in stiff loams, and is fond of lime, though it adapts itself to a variety of soils. 

 In the Northern States it is generally sown in the spring, and in a short time yields 

 abundantly. Sow (if alone) 12 to 14 lbs. per acre. If sown in spring after Timothy, 8 

 to 10 lbs. per acre. CAUTION. — Every care should he exercised in buying Red Glover, for 

 there are always on the market at a cheap price large quantities, badly infested with weed 

 seeds, which in size and appearance closely resemble Red Clover, and cannot be cleaned out. 

 Our seed is of high germination, pure and free from weed seeds and foreign matter. Price 

 (subject to change without notice) Henderson's Standard Sample (extra recleaned), 

 16e. lb., $9.00 bush, of 60 lbs., $15.00 per 100 lbs. 



" The Clover I bought from you last spring is the best they 

 Ijave had on that farm in twenty years, so I am told by the 

 fimily that occupied it for sixty-tlye years." 



Thomas Skipper, Woonsocket, K. I. 



MAMMOTH OR PEA VINE RED CLOVER. 



{Perennial Red Clover, Cow Grass.) 



Botanical, Trifolium pratense perenne. German, 



Bullenklee. French, Trefie vivace d' Angleterre. 



Perennial. Time of flowering, July. Height, 3 to 5 ft. 



Quite distinct from the common Red Clover, 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 re- 

 claiming exhausted lands. Sow (if alone) about 12 

 lbs. per acre ; weight, 60 lbs. per bushel. Hender- 

 son's Standard Sample (extra recleaned) {see cut), 

 18c. per lb.,S10.00 per bushel, $16.00 per 100 lbs. 



ALSIKE CLOVER. 



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ALSIKE OR HYBRID CLOVER. 



{Swedish Clover.) 



Botanical, Trifolium hybridum. German, Bas- 

 tard Klee. French, 'I'refle hybride. 

 Perennial. Time of flowering, July and August. 

 This is one of the hardiest of all the Clovers. 

 It succeeds on any soil, and resists extremes of 

 drought and wet. It yields enormously, and 

 can be cut several times in a season ; is very 

 nutritious, and is good for either green food, 

 pasturing or cured for hay. It is valuable for 

 sowing with other grasses and clovers, as it forms 

 a thick bottom, and increases the yield of hay. 

 Alsike Clover frequently produces heavy crops 

 on soils on which Eed Clover will not grow. We 

 strongly advise farmers to add 2 or 3 lbs. per 

 acre to their usual seeding of Eed Clover with 

 Timothy. Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre ; weight, 

 60 lbs. per bushel. {See cut.) 25c. lb., $13.75 

 bushel, $22.00 per 100 lbs. 



WHITE CLOVER. {Dutch or Honeysuckle Clover.) 



Botanical, Trifolium repens. German, Weissklee. French, Trefle blanc. 

 Perennial. Time of flowering. May to September. Height, 6 inches (creeping). 

 Avery hardy creeping variety, which accommodates itself to a great variety 

 of soils, but grows most luxuriantly in moist ground or in wet seasons. It 

 is valuable in mixtures forpermanent pastures and lawns, and also prevents 

 the soils from being washed by heavy rains. Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre ; 

 weight, per bushel, 60 lbs. {See cut.) 30c. per lb., $17.50 per bushel, $28.00 

 per 100 lbs. 



row GRASS, 

 IMOTH OR PEA VINE CLOVER. 



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MEDIUM RED CLOVER. 



JAPAN CLOVER. 



{Lespedeza striata.) 



Is not a true Clover, but 

 in appearance and habit of 

 growth is much like White 

 Clover. It is especially valu- 

 able in the Southern States, 

 where it will flourish on poor and exhausted soils, too poor to produce profitable crops of 

 any other forage plant. It is an annual, but once sown it reseeds itself from year to 

 year, and in that way will last indefinitely, and is pronounced by competent authorities as 

 the best pasture plant for impoverished soil in the Southern States. Sow 14 lbs. per acre; 

 weight, 20 lbs. per bushel ; 30c. per lb., $5.50 bushel of 20 lbs., $25.00 per 100 lbs. 



WHITE BOKHARA CLOVER. {Sweet Clover.) 



Botanical, Melilotus alba. German, Wimderklee. French, Trefle de Bokhara. 

 Biennial. Time of flowering, June to September. Height, 2 to 4 feet. 

 This is a tall, shrubby plant, bearing quantities of small white flowers of delicious fra- 

 grance, and is exceedingly valuable for bees, and is also of great value to plow under as a 

 fertilizer. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. 25c. per lb., $13.75 per bushel, S22.00 per 100 lbs. 



WHITE CLOVER. 



