Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . than dense. White clover should be encouraged to grow over all the North-west. The seed should be strewn over waste places and in all partswhere the land is not soon to be cultivated, unless where the shade orthe excess of moisture are likely to retard successful growth. Whynot have a good thing speedily, when we can obtain it by putting forthan effort, rather than wait long years for its It is one of thebest plants for yielding honey in America. Crimson Clover.—Crimson clover {Trifoliuin incarnatu?n) {sttFig. 5) is a nativ
Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . than dense. White clover should be encouraged to grow over all the North-west. The seed should be strewn over waste places and in all partswhere the land is not soon to be cultivated, unless where the shade orthe excess of moisture are likely to retard successful growth. Whynot have a good thing speedily, when we can obtain it by putting forthan effort, rather than wait long years for its It is one of thebest plants for yielding honey in America. Crimson Clover.—Crimson clover {Trifoliuin incarnatu?n) {sttFig. 5) is a native of Central and Southern Europe. It has not beenextensively grown in America until within a comparatively recentperiod. There are at least five varieties, of which four have scarletblossoms and the fifth a white one. It grows from one to two feethigh, has strong upright stems, and large, cone shaped heads of a beau-tiful crimson hue. The roots go down deeply into the soil, hence thisplant has been found of much value in fertilizing light and worn Fig. 5. Scarlet or Crimson Clover. 36 Grasses, Clovers, Field Roots, Forage and Fodder Plants, Crimson clover is better adapted to mild latitudes than to those inwhich the climate is severe. It is an annual, making the principal por-tion of its growth in the autumn and in the spring. It finds much favorin the middle and lower Atlantic states, and in those bordering on theGulf of Mexico. In the Central states the yields are not quite so satis-factory. In the states which border on the Mississippi from Minnesotasouthward, this clover should prove valuable. In the New England,Northern and Northwestern states, it seems to be too delicate to endurethe severity of the winter. But it will probably be found that whensown in the early spring it will give a good yield of hay the same sea- son on rich, dampsoils, and in many sec-tions of the localitiesnamed. And to ascer-tain if such be the case,it is well worthy of ex-tended trial. Cr
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