6 FORAGE CROPS 
PELLETT CLOVER 
(Trifolium ambiguum) 
This very unusual clover spreads rapidly from deep 
rhizomous roots and, unlike most clovers, increases 
Pellett Clover root system as dug from six feet of row 
one year ajter planting 
from year to year. The amount of root growth is almost 
amazing. It thrives wonderfully on our grounds. A 
well established plant measures strong roots three to 
four feet long, and a top spread of three feet. The rate 
of increase from rhizomes is very surprising. Rows 
planted 3% feet apart in April were growing together 
in places five months later and early the second season 
the clover completely filled the spaces between the 
rows, and the ground was heavily bound with roots. 
From all indications it is entirely winter hardy. 
This clover leafs out very early in the spring. At 
first only basil leaves appear. In our plots these leaves 
are usually very large and the individual leafstalks are 
often more than a foot high. In late May the flower- 
ing stems appear which are three feet long at height 
of bloom and each stem has many flowering heads at 
different height. 
The plant blooms in June and July and the bees visit 
the flowers freely. The corolla tubes are short so that 
the nectar is readily available to honey bees. It ap- 
pears to be the equal of any as a honey plant. It usu- 
ally sets seed as well as most clovers in our locality 
and can also be propagated by seed. ¢ 
