The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . a j^Teatheiglit. continuing to bloom and yield honeyfor full four months. The little (lower, whenexamined closely, is found to be very beau-tiful. The following is Mr. 8im])sons de-scription of tlie plant: It is a large course growti- from i to s feet inheig-lit, coar.«e leaf, and a branching top covered within
The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . a j^Teatheiglit. continuing to bloom and yield honeyfor full four months. The little (lower, whenexamined closely, is found to be very beau-tiful. The following is Mr. 8im])sons de-scription of tlie plant: It is a large course growti- from i to s feet inheig-lit, coar.«e leaf, and a branching top covered withinnumerable little balls about tht size of Xo. 1 in bloom there is just one little fiower-leat oneach ball,which i-! dark purple, or violet, at the outerpoint, and li<fhter as it approaches the seed-ball. Theball has an op,?nln<<- in it at the base of the leaf, and-is hollow. It is seldom seen in the forenoonwithout honey shining- in it. Take a branch ftff andturn it down with a sharp shake, and the honey willfall in drops. It commences to liloom about the July, and remains until fro.«t. • Bees fre<)uent itfrom morning-till night. Th<.honey is a little dark,but of very g-ood ( I think it would be bestto sow in seed-bed, and THE SIMPSON It grows in its natui-al state among brush-heai)S, in fence-corners, and amid hedges, tothe height of from 8 to G feet. Tlie seed iseasily gathered in Sept. and ()(!t. As theyvary mucli in size, it is likely tliat we couldproduce a variety with much larger balls,by cultivation, and by a careful .selection of the seeds. In doing this we should be care-ful to select also sucli as produce much honey,and. if jiossible. nnich ijoorl lioney. Bees, andplants too. are like wax in our liands, if wego to work nnderstandingly. In December, 1879, I had the plants undercultivation during the whole season. Thefollowing in regard to tiiem is taken fromthe Aug. and Sept. Gleanings of I87!t.
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