. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. SOURWOOD. 400 SPACING FRAMER. SOCIETIES OF BEE KEEPERS. See Organization of Bee-kkki'ers. SOLAR WAX-EXTRACTOR. See Wax. SOURWOOD [Oxydendrum arboreum). This is considered a great honey-bearing tree in some localities, especially in the South; but as we have had no personal expe- rience with it, we submit a description from one of our friends who has furnished us with the specimen of the leaves and flowers from which our engraving was
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. SOURWOOD. 400 SPACING FRAMER. SOCIETIES OF BEE KEEPERS. See Organization of Bee-kkki'ers. SOLAR WAX-EXTRACTOR. See Wax. SOURWOOD [Oxydendrum arboreum). This is considered a great honey-bearing tree in some localities, especially in the South; but as we have had no personal expe- rience with it, we submit a description from one of our friends who has furnished us with the specimen of the leaves and flowers from which our engraving was made. The sourwood, sometimes called the sorrel, is a fine tree from 40 to 60 feet in height, and about a foot in diameter; although it sometimes reaches 70 feet in height and a foot and a half through. The popular name, sourwood, is derived from the odon and the peculiar sour taste of the leaves and small twigs. It is entirely distinct from the black-gum and sour-gum, or pepperidge, with which it has been un- wittingly classed by some writers on honey - plants, much to the injury of sourwood. The former are honey - producers to a small extent, but are not worthy to be compared with sourwood, which, we are convinced after living where basswood, poplar, clover, buckwheat, goldenrod, persimmon, and aster abound, has not its superior among the honey- producing plants of America, either in the amount of yield, or in its beautiful appearance. Basswood is more important, only because of its widely extend- ed growth. We write this article, to call attention more directly to this tree as a honey-producer, liee- mastei-s are familiar with other flora which abound where those who have written our books on bee cul- ture reside, yet few are aware of the merits of sour- wood, outside of the regions where it is found. We are not familiar with the extent of its growth, but know this much: It abounds in the native for- ests from Southern Pennsylvania into Georgia and Mississippi. It seems to
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