
BUR CLOVER 
Lespedeza 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN “‘L” 
Lespedeza spreads over the ground, forming 
a dense carpet growth. It will re-seed itself 
under practically all conditions. 
You will do well to give your soil a light 
preparation for the planting of Lespedeza, as 
it will assist the germination. This does not 
apply to most other clovers. 
Where sown by itself, use 25 pounds of 
seed per acre broadcast. Where mixed: with 
other clovers and grasses, use about one- 
quarter or one-fifth of the above amount. 
Common Lespedeza 
(Lespedeza Striata) 
This is the variety of Lespedeza that has 
grown throughout the South for many years. 
Korean Lespedeza 
(Lespedeza Stipulacea) 
This is a valuable pasture plant, doubling 
the carrying capacity of the native grass 
pasture when it is most luxuriant through 
July, August and September, just at a time 
when many other grasses and clovers are not 
at their best. 
Korean Lespedeza differs from the regular 
Lespedeza in the larger and heavier growth. 
Kobe Lespedeza 
This variety is larger than the regular Les- 
pedeza, a vigorous grower and maturing about 
the same time as the regular Lespedeza, and 
is well adapted for both pasture and hay crop. 
Lespedeza Sericea 
It is a perennial plant; you can, therefore, 
depend on it increasing in value each season. 
It must be cut for hay at the proper time, 
otherwise the stems will be woody. Experi- 
mental tests have proven that it will thrive on 
soils too sour for alfalfa and most clovers. 
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CLOVER FOR HAY, PASTURE AND 
SOIL IMPROVEMENT 
BUR CLOVER 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN “A” 
This Clover is used extensively and does 
well mixed with other clovers and grasses for 
permanent pasture. It also thrives on a wide 
range of soils, including sandy loams and 
limeclad soils. 
Bur Clover is one of the finest crops for 
winter pasturage, and, being a legume, it 
also places nitrogen in the soil while growing. 
Should you plant seed in the bur, it is wise 
to plant your burs earlier thun you would 
hulled seed, as seeds in the bur are slower 
to germinate. If planted in this manner, it is 
best to mix 20 pounds or more with pulver- 
ized manure, on a basis of one pound of burs 
to a bushel of manure. Drop the mixture by 
hand no more than 30 inches apart each way. 
If you want to be doubly sure of a stand, you 
will do well to use large quantities of the 
mixture. [If the hulled seed is sown, use 20 
pounds to the acre. 
Bur Clover may be sown advantageously on 
Bermuda sod, the two plants furnishing al- 
most continuous grazing. In this case the seeds 
are either sown early without covering, or 
else the Bermuda sod is so plowed as not to 
destroy the roots. Use five to ten pounds of 
seed in the bur or four to six pounds of the 
aed seed per acre for planting on Bermuda 
sod. 
Should you have an established pasture 
not including Bur Clover, you will do well to 
plant a sprinkling of Bur Clover seed over 
your ground this fall. 
Early Southern Giant 
Bur Clover in Bur 
(Medicago Arabica) 
This variety is an improved Bur Clover 
that has attracted much attention over the 
South. It perpetuates itself if allowed to make 
seed. 
California Hulled Bur Clover 
(Medicago Hispida Denticulata) 
This variety of Clover is popular for sow- 
ing in mixtures of grasses and clovers, as the 
seed are out of the bur and more easily 
planted. 

Hop Clover 
(Trifolium Dubium) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN ’’B” 
Hop Clover gets its name from the fact that, 
after blooming, the flowers enlarge, turn 
brown, resembling very much a head of hops. 
It makes a rather upright growth under prac- 
tically all conditions. 
Hop Clover is especially adapted to sandy 
soil and waste lands. When planted in the 
fall the plants will make a slow growth 
through the winter, but come on very rapidly 
in the early spring. 
As the seeds are small, it requires only 
four or five pounds to sow an acre; only one 
pound when planted in mixture. Plant in the 
fall or early spring. 
Hubam Clover 
(Melilotus Alba Annua) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN “A” 
This is annual White Flowering Sweet 
Clover and grows more rapidly than the bi- 
ennial variety the first year. It is a dandy 
clover for both pasture and hay. Practically 
the same as the biennial in food value and 
chemical analysis. 
Hubam Clover is one of the heaviest yield- 
ers of all clovers. Will re-seed itself if allowed 
to do so. 
Plant in fall and spring, 
pounds of seed to the acre. 
using fifteen 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
WITH 

The Original Legume Inoculator 

Melilotus Indica 
(Annual Yellow Blossom Clover) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN “A” 
Sometimes called Yellow Blossom Sweet 
Clover and also spoken of as Sour Clover. 
The chief use has been for early pasturage 
and soil improvement. 
Melilotus Indica has proven a great find to 
owners of orchards when used as a winter 
cover crop. ; 
This plant, like many other clovers, thrives 
best on lime soils; however, it has been suc 
cessfully grown on other types of soils. Its 
use should be extended more widely for win- 
ter pasturage and as a winter cover crop, 
especialy on stiff lands. 
Plant in September, October or November 
at the rate of 15 pounds to the acre, or about 
four pounds to the acre when planted with 
clovers and grasses. 
Red Clover 
(Trifolium Pratense) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN “B” 
This Clover is a very important leguminous 
forage and soil building crop in many sec- 
tions of the United States. 
It will not grow on soil light in lime con- 
tent, or on hard rundown land, in which the 
organic matter has been exhausted. In the 
South it is only locally grown as a winter 
crop. . 
Sow broadcast, 15 pounds to the acre or 8 
pounds to the acre in drill. Sc.° in the fall 
for best results. 
Subterranean Clover 
(Trifolium Subterraneum) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN be 
Cattle and sheep are extremely fond of Subterranean Clover. 
Subterranean Clover is an annual which, on account of re-seeding 
itself, is permanent when once established. 
BELOW— 
MELILOTUS 
INDICA 
The lower shoots force their seed pods into the soil, {wm which the 
Clover probably derives its name. 
Sow 20 pounds of seed to the acre. As the seeds are reasonably large, 
x can be planted with an ordinary grain drill. When planted in mixture, 
sow one-quarter the above amount. Plant in fall or spring. 
For more information on this Clover, we suggest that you write the 
Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College, College Station, Texas, and 
ask for Circular No. 37. 
White Dutch Clover 
(Trifolium Repens) 
INOCULATE SEED WITH NITRAGIN “B” 
White Dutch Clover is a long-lived perennial. It is very valuable as a 
grazing plant; incidentally, valuable as a honey plant, and for soil im- 
provement. You will also find this same Clover planted with grasses for 
a winter lawn—and in heavily shaded spots, through the summer. White 
Dutch Clover thrives over most of the cotton belt. It requires a fairly 
moist soil, with a preference for loamy, fertile soils. 
_ Does well in Bermuda and mixed pastures, furnishing grazing in late 
winter and early spring—long before the Bermuda starts. Will mix well 
with other clovers and most grasses for a permanent pasture. 
When sown alone, use 10 to 12 pounds to the acre; 
when planted 
with other grasses, one-fourth the above amount is sufficient. Plant in 
2 fall or spring. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. 
—16— 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
