. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying. Dairy farms; Dairy plants; Milk plants. 156 DAIRY FARMING. h :^ / yA nate. Tlie leaves, again, instead of being simjile, are usually compound; that is, each leaf consists of several distinct pieces called leajlets, as is seen in the tcrnate leaf of the clover, and the pinnale leaf of the pea or la- burnum. Frequently the leaves are converted into tendrils, which enable weak climbing stems to obtain support from more substantial struc- tures. In the representation of the pea. Fig. 54, wc see a pinnate leaf with the upper lea
. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying. Dairy farms; Dairy plants; Milk plants. 156 DAIRY FARMING. h :^ / yA nate. Tlie leaves, again, instead of being simjile, are usually compound; that is, each leaf consists of several distinct pieces called leajlets, as is seen in the tcrnate leaf of the clover, and the pinnale leaf of the pea or la- burnum. Frequently the leaves are converted into tendrils, which enable weak climbing stems to obtain support from more substantial struc- tures. In the representation of the pea. Fig. 54, wc see a pinnate leaf with the upper leaflets transformed into tendrils, at the base of the leaf- stalks are two large stipules which meet round the slem, and the pe- duncle bears a flower and a fruit. The Leguminos^ yield more sub- stances of general use than, perhaps, any other order. The farinaceous seeds are highly nutritious, and the herbage affords a superior fodder. The clovers, or trefoils, belong to the genus Trifulium, which includes some eighteen or twenty species, and derives its name from the fact that each leaf is divided into three leaf- lets. The part commonly called the blossom will be seen, on examination, to consist really of a large number of small flowers crowded together into one head on the receptacle. The fruit is a short, unjointed, nearly straight pod containing from one to four seeds. Not more than six or seven species are under cultivation as forage plants. White, Dutch, or Honeysuckle Clover, Tri- foliuni repens (Plate 1, Fig. 2). The large globose head of white, rarely pinkish flowers at once dis- tinguishes this plant from its allies; the lower flowers of the head are often to be seen brown and withered, while the upper ones are still in their prime. The longish pod contains four to six small seeds. The green leaflets have usually a horse-shoe mai'k near the base, and the crecj)iiig stem sends down fibrous roots at the joints. The plant should find a place in all pastures, as it bears g
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