. Gleanings in bee culture . Mr. Langstrothsecured a smaller sample of this honey fromMr. Muth, and wrote him the following let-ter: Frieiid Muth:—I have delayed giving you my opin-ion of that Florida palmetto honey till I got the ver-dict of others as to its merits. In color it is unex-ceptionable, and its flavor is very pleasant. I am notsure but the majority of consumers will consider itequal if not superior to white clover. Our Southernfriends are to be congratulated on being able to sup-ply our market with such a choice article. Oxford, O., Nov. 16, 1882. L. L. Langstroth. This combinatio
. Gleanings in bee culture . Mr. Langstrothsecured a smaller sample of this honey fromMr. Muth, and wrote him the following let-ter: Frieiid Muth:—I have delayed giving you my opin-ion of that Florida palmetto honey till I got the ver-dict of others as to its merits. In color it is unex-ceptionable, and its flavor is very pleasant. I am notsure but the majority of consumers will consider itequal if not superior to white clover. Our Southernfriends are to be congratulated on being able to sup-ply our market with such a choice article. Oxford, O., Nov. 16, 1882. L. L. Langstroth. This combination of honeys constitutesthe bulk of Mr. Harts surplus. 12. Manchineel [Manchineel hix^pomanemanchinella), a, tree of the spurge family;is called also poison wood, from a milkysap secreted from the bark. It is one of thelargest and most common trees on the south-east coast; reaches its greatest beauty onthe Keys there, though it is found on themainland as far north as Palm Beach. Incertain years it is a very heavy yielder of. BLUEBERRIES FROM BUSHES GROWING IN GOOD PAGE 223. nectar. It blossoms always in connectionwith the two following sources: 13. Dogwood {Cornus Florida), a flower-ing tree found along the Keys and off thesoutheast coast, especially the former. 14. Pigeon cherry, also in same localityas two former. All three of these bloomabout simultaneously, nor can their honeysbe obtained separately. Mr. O. O. Popple-ton is the only bee-man who attempts toreap a harvest from these three sources, andhe does so by means of his traveling pronounces the combined honey fromthem of good flavor, excellent color, andgood body. His crop last year from thethree was 28,000 lbs. 15. Fall flowers (including wild sunflow-ers, goldenrod, asters, and thoroughwort).Of these, none are much of a factor except,possibly, the wild sunflower, in the sectionlying east of Miakka River, between thepalmetto section and the Everglades. Thereit is very abundant, and seems to be a go
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