alsike
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of alsike
C19: named after Alsike, Sweden
Example Sentences
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The clovers that are most helpful in smothering weeds are the mammoth, the medium and the alsike varieties.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
The practice is an excellent one where the red will not grow, and the alsike adds fertility, but when the soil has been made alkaline, the red clover should have nearly all the room.
From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee
As red clover seedings begin to fail, the alsike gains in popularity, and where a soil is decidedly sour the alsike is most in evidence.
From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Alva Agee
But it is claimed that the ordinary honey bee may be and is the medium for fertilizing alsike and small white clover, but not that through which the mammoth variety is fertilized.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
The most valuable in providing hay are the medium red, alfalfa and alsike.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw
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