. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 408 THE bee-keeper's guide; frutescens), (Fig. 208), the very ornamental climber, or the still more lovely Chinese wistaria (Wistaria sinensis), (Fig-. 209), which has longer racemes than the native, and often blossoms twice in the season. These are the woody twiners for the apiarist. I regret to say that neither one is hardy in Michigan. The barberry, too (Berberis vulgaris), (Fig. 210), comes after fruit-blossoms, and is thronged with bees in search of nectar in spring, as with children in winter, in quest of the beautiful scarlet be
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 408 THE bee-keeper's guide; frutescens), (Fig. 208), the very ornamental climber, or the still more lovely Chinese wistaria (Wistaria sinensis), (Fig-. 209), which has longer racemes than the native, and often blossoms twice in the season. These are the woody twiners for the apiarist. I regret to say that neither one is hardy in Michigan. The barberry, too (Berberis vulgaris), (Fig. 210), comes after fruit-blossoms, and is thronged with bees in search of nectar in spring, as with children in winter, in quest of the beautiful scarlet berries, so pleasingly tart. Fig. Americati, Wistaria.—Original. In California, the sumac, the hoarhound, the famous ball or black sages (Fig. 211), (Ramona stachyoidesand R. palmeri), with their most beautiful and delicious honey, and the more common and equally excellent white sage (Ramona poly- stachya), (Fig. 212), keep the bees roaring with activity, in favorable seasons, from April even unto June. It is charac- teristic of California bloom to continue for weeks. The long racemes of white sage may open in April and continue in blossom away to June. In the South, as I learn from that able apiarist. Dr. J. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago : York
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