. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. The Partridge Pea, 3^3 excellent for pasture and for green manuring. The Par- tridge pea, Cassia chamaecrista (Fig. i6S), furnishes abun- dant nectar, and hke the cow pea of the South has extra floral as well as floral glands. Lupine, Lupinus perennis, and gill or ground ivy, Nepeta glechoma, commenced to Fig. Partridge Pea, blossom in May arul now are fully out. This last is a mint, a near relative of catnip. I find there are foreign mints which are excellent honey-plants, and very likely would pay well to sow in wa
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. The Partridge Pea, 3^3 excellent for pasture and for green manuring. The Par- tridge pea, Cassia chamaecrista (Fig. i6S), furnishes abun- dant nectar, and hke the cow pea of the South has extra floral as well as floral glands. Lupine, Lupinus perennis, and gill or ground ivy, Nepeta glechoma, commenced to Fig. Partridge Pea, blossom in May arul now are fully out. This last is a mint, a near relative of catnip. I find there are foreign mints which are excellent honey-plants, and very likely would pay well to sow in waste places. The matrimony vine, Lycium vulgare, and the beautiful honey locust, Gleditschia triacanthos (Fig. 169), are now full of life, as the bees come and go full-loaded with nectar. In California, the fig- wort, Scrophularia Californica, contributes to the honey. 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, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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