. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 298 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION commonly gro^vn there than the hairy vetch, while in this country the reverse is true. THE SWEET CLOVERS The sweet clovers are natives of Central Asia, and have been cultivated for many centuries in southern Europe, where they have been used chiefly for bee pasture, and to some extent for forage and green manure. Sweet clover was intro- duced into the United States in colonial days, but was until within recent years, and still is, in some sections of the
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 298 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION commonly gro^vn there than the hairy vetch, while in this country the reverse is true. THE SWEET CLOVERS The sweet clovers are natives of Central Asia, and have been cultivated for many centuries in southern Europe, where they have been used chiefly for bee pasture, and to some extent for forage and green manure. Sweet clover was intro- duced into the United States in colonial days, but was until within recent years, and still is, in some sections of the country to-day, con- sidered a troublesome weed. There are two common species of sweet clover, white sweet clo- ver, Melilotis alba, and yellow sweet clover, Melilotis officinalis. 300. Description.— White sweet clover is also known as Bokara clover and Melilotis. In its appear- ance and manner of growth it resembles alfalfa; in fact, when the plants are j'^oung, they can scarcely be told apart. The sweet clover, however, grows taller than alfalfa, the stems sometimes reaching a height of 8 or 10 feet. The stems are coarser and more woody than those of alfalfa,. Fig. 108. —A sweet clover 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 Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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