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RHIZOMA ALFALFA [itusiryres amma! 
THE TAP ROOT SYSTEM FOR SUB SOIL MOISTURE 
THE RHIZOMA SYSTEM FOR SURFACE MOISTURE AND NEW STEMS 
MORE GRAZING The crown is below the ground surface- so the plant cannot 
be injured by overgrazing or trampling. Stands actually 
thicken with grazing. Competes with grass. 
MORE HAY Rhizoma Alfalfa stands up to 42 in. high. In actual tests - out- 
yielded Grimm with leafier, finer alfalfa of higher protein. 
LESS SEED NEEDED Plant only 1/4 the seed you normally plant in your 
area! 
GREATEST RESISTANCE | TO WINTER KILLING In tests north 
of the Canadian Peace Valley it survived: 
(1) 60° below zero temperatures 
(2) Flooding 
(3) Ice sheets 
This is an actual photograph 
of the root system of a 4 year 
old Rhizoma Alfalfa Plant re- 
touched for color only. Cour 
tesy of the Canadian Experi- 
ment Station of the University 
of British Columbia, 
