Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


flooding. More lime is needed than for White Dutch clover.
Although this clover may be planted alone, it is generally recom-
mended for mixed seedings. It may be planted at the rate of
2 to 4 pounds per acre in mixtures or 7 to 12 pounds when
seeded alone.
 California Bur clover (Medicago hispida Gaertn.) is a winter
 annual, 8 to 24 inches
 tall. This clover is
 readily distinguished
 by its yellow flowers,
 coiled po~dsian~i the
 prominent tootiTed
 stipules (small leaf-
 like projections)
 which develop where
 S the leaf petiole joins
 the main stem (Figs.
 22 and 42). The pods
 may be with or with-
 out spurs. The leaf-
 lets are free of hairs
 and 1/4 to / inch in
 length.
 Soil requirements
 for California Bur
 are similar to those
 Sof Black Medic
 clover. Bur clover is
 planted at the rate of
 8 to 15 pounds of
 hulled seed per acre
 when seeded alone or
 a 2 to 5 pounds in mix-
 FIG. 41.-BLACK MEDIC CLOVER. tures. It is desirable
 Readily identified by the black seedpods and to seed this clover
hairy leaflets with a small point at the place with a clover mixture
where the central vein terminates.th a clover mixture
 as it often reseeds
poorly due to anthracnose (Colletotrichum trifolii Bain &
Essary), a disease which attacks the stems.
 Other Bur clovers, such as Southern Spotted Bur or Giant Bur
and Manganese Bur (Medicago arabica (L.) All.), also have
proved to be very susceptible to anthracnose.