. Spring 1902 annual catalogue improved northern grown farm and garden seeds, hardy shrubs, roses, and small fruit plants / Farmer Seed Nursery stock Minnesota Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Fakmeu Skkd Company, Faribault,-Minnesota. 38. ALSYKE or SWEDISH CLOVER—rri/^o/ium hybridtim—'rhe advantages which the Alsyke Clover has over Red Clover and other varieties are its hardiness and true perennial character. It will adapt itself to a g-reat variety of soils, growing on the edge


. Spring 1902 annual catalogue improved northern grown farm and garden seeds, hardy shrubs, roses, and small fruit plants / Farmer Seed Nursery stock Minnesota Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Fakmeu Skkd Company, Faribault,-Minnesota. 38. ALSYKE or SWEDISH CLOVER—rri/^o/ium hybridtim—'rhe advantages which the Alsyke Clover has over Red Clover and other varieties are its hardiness and true perennial character. It will adapt itself to a g-reat variety of soils, growing on the edge of a stream or in a swamp and on low ground, and yet flourish on dry and stubborn stiff clays and upland soils. It is eapable of resisting the extremes of drought and wet alike. It is well liked by all stock either green in pasture or cured for hay. Horses, cows and sheep prefer it to Red Clover. It makes finer and better hay, as the stalks are not so thick and woody as those of Red Clover. It is very sweet and fragrant, and liked by bees. Grows 15 to 24 inches high, heads are round, flesh colored. It can. with advantage, be sown together witih Timothy, as both will srow on low ground and moist soil and mature and ripen together at about the same lime. If t'lown tHr the sn-il. this is taken from the first cutting. When sown by itself or alone, 6 ^. ..i ,l ai e l per acre. This se> ,l is \. 1 > srai ee tliis year, and the price is higher than for years. Although our crop has imi been \ i r>- alnmdant, we expeci to have enough to go around, but would advise our eiistonuis to order as early as possible. Price of onr MiinneisO'ta. gTOwn AjHyUe ( lover; I,I>.. :i<»<-.; ; Im., .; lOO lbs., Sacks, tOc. each. Pound Ity jiiail, !i»m1. -^s,- rOMMON ALSYKE—Eaual to what dealers sell for Prime, Fair, Good or Choice. Peek. : l> .: ivo >i> ; 39. ALSYKE CLOVER and TIMOTHY MIXTURE—Those of


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