. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB 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 bl
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB 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 EJupatoriums, or bones&ts, 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, Ill. , George W. York & company
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