. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 60 February, 1915. American Vae Journal ground everywhere. While the arti- chokes are troublesome weeds in the fields, they are seldom sufficiently abundant excepting on waste land to be of importance as a honey plant. CROWNBEARD. There are several species of crown- beard, some of which have white blos- soms. The pictures show the com- mon, yellow flowere 1 variety, of Iowa. It grows in the borders of open woods and other partially shaded situations. The bees seek it very eagerly, ;ind a great humming is in evidence about this plant, when the bloom is
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 60 February, 1915. American Vae Journal ground everywhere. While the arti- chokes are troublesome weeds in the fields, they are seldom sufficiently abundant excepting on waste land to be of importance as a honey plant. CROWNBEARD. There are several species of crown- beard, some of which have white blos- soms. The pictures show the com- mon, yellow flowere 1 variety, of Iowa. It grows in the borders of open woods and other partially shaded situations. The bees seek it very eagerly, ;ind a great humming is in evidence about this plant, when the bloom is at its height. The range of the different species of crownbeard (verbesi/ia) is said to be from Pennsylvania to the Missouri river, and south to Texas. Wherever present in sufficient abun- dance, it is the source of a desirable quality of honey. CONE FLOWER OR WILD GOLDEN GLOW The cone flowers (A'udbeckia) are not often mentioned as honey plants, yet the bees visit them freely and ap- parently they are the source of some nectar. In Iowa they are very com- mon on low ground and grow 4 to 8 feet high. The stem has many branches and a single plant will often produce a considerable number of the large yel- low flowers. On wet lands these plants are frequently present in such quantity as to be an important source of bee pasturage. Not all of the common yellow fall flowers are included because of our inability to get satisfactory photo- graphs so that it will be necessary to come back to them later. The next in- stallment will deal with other fall flowers, including asters, snakeroot, etc.—Copyright 1915, by Frank C. Pel- LETT. Atlantic, '^m: KIG. SUNFLOWERS WITH OTHI'.R PLANTS BY THE ROADSIDE No. 2.—Sweet Clover BY I. G. hosier. Asr'ii itltural Department, t 'niversitv of Illinois USES, PASTURE, HAY AND SEED. STOCK easily learn to like sweet clover, especially when young and tender. Permanent blue grass pastures could profitably be seeded to sweet clover since th
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