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ROBERT BUIST CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Red Clover 
ALFALFA CLOVER OR LUCERNE 
The most valuable forage crop, now grown 
successfully in every State of the Union. It 
is a legume, taking free nitrogen from the air 
and storing it up in the deep growing root. 
It will succeed on any good loamy soil, but 
the land must be well and thoroughly pre' 
pared for the best results. Alfalfa should 
always be cut when just commencing to 
bloom. If the seed is allowed to form, the 
growth of the plant ceases. March and April 
is the best time to sow in the Spring, and the 
latter part of August and during September, 
in the Fall. Sow at the rate of 20 to 25 lbs. 
to the acre. Prices quoted on request. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER 
(Trifolium Repens) 
This is largely used in lawn and permanent 
pasture mixtures. It makes a small, close, 
compact growth. Sow 10 to 12 lbs. per acre 
if alone or 4 lbs. with other grasses. The 
seed we offer is of the highest grade. Oz., 
10c; U Ib., 25c; Ib., 75c; 5 lbs., . ^3.50: 10 
lbs., ^6.50. 
CLOVER SEEDS 
W E CLEAN all our Clover Seeds 
by the most improved machine 
ery. They are entirely free from all 
weeds and dirt, and are of the very 
finest grade. 
RED CLOVER 
(Trifolium Pratense) 
Regarded as the most valuable farm 
crop, and is used largely for pasturage 
and hay. Clover adds greatly to the 
fertility of the land on which it is 
grown. It does not exhaust the soil, 
but enriches it, adding humus and 
nitrogen, thereby providing rich food 
for the crops which follow. It makes 
two crops each year and is very nutri' 
tious. Fifteen pounds of seed to the 
acre. Prices quoted on request. 
ALSIKE, OR SWEDISH CLOVER 
(Trifolium Hybridum) 
A very valuable variety, which re' 
sembles the Red Clover in growth and 
habit. Valuable in preparations for 
hay and permanent pasture; very hardy, 
resisting extremes of heat and drought 
and also severe cold weather to a re' 
markable extent; thrives equally as well 
on wet or dry soils; of very luxuriant 
growth; sweet and nutritious. A good 
honey plant for bees. Prices quoted on 
request. 
WHITE BOKAHARA OR SWEET 
CLOVER 
(Melilotus Alba) 
Sweet Clover is valuable in the bringing 
up of old waste and wornout soils, and thrives 
well even on extremely poor soil. If plowed 
under, it adds humus and nitrogen to the soil. 
Sweet Clover’s greatest value, other than a 
fertilizer, is in preparing the soil for Alfalfa, 
as the bacteria of Sweet Clover is the same 
as that of Alfalfa. No other clover will build 
up land like Sweet Clover. Sow 15 lbs. to 
the acre. Prices quoted on request. 
CRIMSON, OR SCARLET CLOVER 
(Trifolium Incarnatum) 
An annual^ of strong, erect growth, provid' 
ing large crops of green forage; or, if cut 
while in bloom, will make excellent hay. By 
plowing the crop under, it will make the land 
rich, fill it with humus and increase the yield 
of corn or other crops to follow. Sow 15 
pounds to the acre. Prices quoted on request. 
The market on Clover Seed is constantly fluctuating and the prices quoted here 
are subject to changes. Write for latest prices. 
