From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 7 
[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 docs not run out so soon as Clover and Timothy alone. 
(See Engraving.) 
Price, Ib. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25; 100 Ibs. $40.00. 
or PEA VINE (Trifolium 
R 
Mammoth ED 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, Ib. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.50; 25 lbs. $12.00; 100 lbs. $42.50. 
SWEDISH O es (Trifolium 
CLOVER Alsike or Hybr id 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. 60c.; 10 lbs. $5.00; 25 lbs. $11.25; 100 lbs. $40.00. 
Perennial. Time of flowering, May to Sept. 
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 
{ck the formation of a dense sward, and also to prevent the washing out of soil during 
eavy rains. 
Price, lb. 75c.; 10 lbs. $7.00; 25 lbs. $16.25; 100 lbs. $60.00. 
Henderson’s Superior Recleaned 
(Trifolium 
Incarnatum) 
Crimson or Scarlet 
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 muec 
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. 40c.; 10 lbs. $3.50; 25 lbs. $7.50; 100 lbs. $25.00. 
White Bokhara (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 Ibs. $6.00; 100 Ibs. $20.00. 
(SWEET CLOVER) 
Wild White Clover 
A dwarf-growing clover which should be added to pasture, helps the grasses by 
adding nitrogen to the soil, thrives on all soils and is relished by cattle. 
Price, pound, $4.00. 
Korean (Lespedeza) 
This strain an improvement on the ordinary Japan ripens earlier, makes a larger 
growth and a heavy cropper. 
Price, lb. 45c.; 10 lbs. $4.00; 25 Ibs. $8.75. 
Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 
DUTCH or 
HONEYSUCKLE 
White 
(Trifolium repens) 
Height 6 in. (creeping). 
Sow (if alone) 8 lbs. per acre. 
The Purchaser Pays Transportation Charges on Farm Seeds, Except Where Noted. 
