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Trifolium incarnatum, Linn. Crimson or Scarlet Clover. Fig. 1003, Vol. II. Annual, erect, 1-3 ft. high, soft- hairy: lvs. long-stalked, the lfts. broadly obovate and denticulate and sessile or nearly so by a cuneate base, the stipules large and thin and veiny and somewhat toothed: heads becoming 2-3 in. long, very dense: fls. sessile, bright crimson and showy, the calyx sharp-toothed and hairy. S. Eu. B.M. 328.—An escape in some places. Now much used as a cover-crop in orchards. See Cover-Crops. It is very showy when in bloom. If seeds are sown at midsummer or later, the plants may be expected to survive the winter and bloom early in spring.
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