. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 407. ONE FEB YEAR. Club Rates,—Two copies, $ ; 3 copies, $; 4 copies, $; 5 copies, $ Mailed to any addresses. XH0191AS «. r^ElVJUAN, EDITOR. ToimX, Mar. 24,1892, Editorial Buzzijigs. The Tissue of the life to be We weave with colors all our own. And in the field of destiny. We reap as we have sown. The Apiarian Kxliibits at the World's Fair are subjects of much in- quiry now. The following comes from one of our correspondents : I see in the Home Journal, page 85, that space at the World's Fair must
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 407. ONE FEB YEAR. Club Rates,—Two copies, $ ; 3 copies, $; 4 copies, $; 5 copies, $ Mailed to any addresses. XH0191AS «. r^ElVJUAN, EDITOR. ToimX, Mar. 24,1892, Editorial Buzzijigs. The Tissue of the life to be We weave with colors all our own. And in the field of destiny. We reap as we have sown. The Apiarian Kxliibits at the World's Fair are subjects of much in- quiry now. The following comes from one of our correspondents : I see in the Home Journal, page 85, that space at the World's Fair must be applied for on or before July 1, L892. I would suggest that you give plain directions as to whom to apply, and the expense of space, in the American Bee Journal, and Home Journal, and oblige your Many Friends. Apply to Mr. W. I. Buchanan, Rand- McNally Building, Chicago, Ills. There is no charge for space. Until a Super- intendent is appointed for the Apiarian Department, nothing , definite can be arranged. A Sample of vi^iliow-herb honey was brougjit to our Museum last week by Mr. L. S. Benham, of Petoskey, Mich. Its botanical name is Epilohium anciustifolium. It is prolific in common names. It i§ called (besides willow-herb) bay-willow, blood-vine, blooming Sally, French-willow, Persian-willow, rose-bay, rose-elder, etc. It is also called "fire- weed," because its downy seeds blow to great distances, and finding a lodgment, their vitality makes them burst forth, wherever brush is burned or forest-fires ; Its beautiful pink flowers cover vast tracks of land in Northern Michi- gan, w^here it is the source of immense yields of honey—rivaling, if it does not surpass, the famous honey harvests from the red raspberries of that peninsula. Mr. Benham says it is his main source of honey. The honey is white, has a heavy body, and is of pleasant flavor. L,ast "Week we had an interview with W. I. Buchanan, Esq., Chief of the Department of Agriculture of
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