(A) Yellow. Clover; Hop Clover (Trifolium agra- 
rium) (European). This clover is very common in the 
eastern half of the United States and southern Canada; 
we find it growing most abundantly along roadsides and 
in dry or sandy fields. 
The stem is quite smooth, slender, erect and slightly 
branching and grows from 6 to 15 inches high. 
The flower head is oblong, densely crowded with small, 
golden-yellow florets, having an alternate, scaly arrange¬ 
ment. They bloom from the bottom of the head, up¬ 
wards and, as they mature, turn yellowish-brown and 
are reflexed, resembling dried hops. Its flowering sea¬ 
son is from June until September. 
(B) Yellow Melilot; Yellow Sweet Clover ( Meli - 
lotus officinalis) (European) is a common, weed-like 
plant found everywhere in Avaste places. The stem is 
tall and branching, growing from 2 to 4 feet high. The 
leaves are trifoliate, each leaflet being finely toothed and 
the middle one having a short stem with a double behd. 
The yellow, clover-like florets are in long, loose racemes, 
terminating the branches; they have a sweet fragrance. 
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