. Dreer's garden calendar : 1896. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. FOR THE FARM. 39. \v hue .Dutch Clover. CLOVER SEEDS. (Prices subject to market changes.) Alsike, or Swedish (Trifolium Hybridum). Hardiest of all the clovers and on rich moist soils yields an enormous quantity of hay or pasturage. Valuable for sowing with other clovers or grasses, as it forms a thick bottom and increases the yield of hay. Sow six pounds per acre when used alone. Lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. §
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1896. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. FOR THE FARM. 39. \v hue .Dutch Clover. CLOVER SEEDS. (Prices subject to market changes.) Alsike, or Swedish (Trifolium Hybridum). Hardiest of all the clovers and on rich moist soils yields an enormous quantity of hay or pasturage. Valuable for sowing with other clovers or grasses, as it forms a thick bottom and increases the yield of hay. Sow six pounds per acre when used alone. Lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. § Alfalfa, or Lucerne (Medicago Sativa). One of the best varieties, succeeding in almost every situation, and bear- ing heavy crops of forage; will bear cutting three or four times during the season. For bringing up poor land it is the best of the clovers, as it not only produces large masses of foliage but forces its roots down fully three feet into the earth. Sow early in the spring to secure a good stand before winter if to be used for pasturage or for curing. 20 to 25 pounds to the acre. Lb. 16 cts., 100 lbs. § Red Clover, Medium ( Trifolium Pratense). The lead- ing variety of clover for pastures or meadows. Sow in spring or fall, if no other grasses are used, at the rate of eight or ten pounds per acre. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. § (subject to market changes). Mammoth Red Clover, (Cow Grass or Pea Vine Clo- ver). For plowing under as green manure. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. §12 00. Sow about eight pounds per Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
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