As it flowers so late, there is but little prospect of its producing seeds with us, but it may be increased by cuttings, and parting of the roots.
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Trifolium Incarnatum. Crimson Trefoil.
Class and Order.
Diadelphia Decandria.
Generic Character.
Flores subcapitati. Legumen vix calyce longius non dehiscens deciduum.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
TRIFOLIUM incarnatum spicis villosis oblongis obtusis aphyllis, foliolis subrotundis crenatis. Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 689. Ait. Kew. v. 3. p. 87.
TRIFOLIUM spica rotunda rubra. Bauh. Pin. p. 328.
LAGOPUS maximus flore rubro. The greatest Haresfoot. Park. Th. p. 1106. f. 1.
TRIFOLIUM album incarnatum spicatum f. Lagopus maximus. Bauh. Hist. 2. p. 376.