. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 439 That beautiful and valuable honey-plant from Minnesota, Colorado, and the Rocky Mountains, Cleome, or the Rocky Mountain bee-plant (Cleome serrulata), (Fig-. 241), if self-sown, or sown in the fall, blooms by the middle of July and lasts for long weeks. Nor can anything^ be more gay than these bril- liant flowers, alive with bees all through the long fall. While this is a very valuable honey-plant in its native Colorado, it gives little or no promise East. Fig. Button-Ball.—Original. Now commence to
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 439 That beautiful and valuable honey-plant from Minnesota, Colorado, and the Rocky Mountains, Cleome, or the Rocky Mountain bee-plant (Cleome serrulata), (Fig-. 241), if self-sown, or sown in the fall, blooms by the middle of July and lasts for long weeks. Nor can anything^ be more gay than these bril- liant flowers, alive with bees all through the long fall. While this is a very valuable honey-plant in its native Colorado, it gives little or no promise East. Fig. Button-Ball.—Original. Now commence to bloom the numerous Eupatoriums, or bonesets, or thoroughworts (Fig. 242), which fill the marshes of our country, and the hives as well, with their rich, golden nectar. These are precursors of that profusion of this com- posite order, whose many species are even now budding, in preparation for the sea of flowers which will deck the marsh- lands of August and September. Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), which, like the thistles, is of importance to the api-. 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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