Intergrading Types of Seed Between Alfalfa and Sweet Clover
The six seeds to the left being alfalfa, the five to the right Sweet clover. Magnified eight diameters
Seeds of the Weed Known as Buck-horn
Ribbed plantain, English plantain, or Rib-grass, (Plantago lanceolata). Very commonly present in alfalfa seed, especially that of European origin A bad weed. Magnification five diameters
Alfalfa Seeds Magnified Five Diameters
Note the characteristic angular point at one end, typical of alfalfa. The kidney-shaped type, as in “a” is also characteristic. The rounded type “b” is rare, and resembles Sweet clover. Seeds marked “c” and “d” resemble Yellow trefoil in the projecting “beak”