. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAl, OF THE APIARY. 443 honey with riot the slightest inconvenience. The Virginia creeper also blooms in July. I wish that I could say that this beautiful vine, transplendent in autumn, is a favorite with the honey-bee. Though it often, nay always, swarms with wild bees when in blossom, yet I have rarely seen honey-bees visit the ample bloom amidst its rich, green, vigorous foliage. The St. John's wort (Hypericum), with its many species, both shrubby and herbaceous, offers bountiful contributions Fig. Cabbage
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAl, OF THE APIARY. 443 honey with riot the slightest inconvenience. The Virginia creeper also blooms in July. I wish that I could say that this beautiful vine, transplendent in autumn, is a favorite with the honey-bee. Though it often, nay always, swarms with wild bees when in blossom, yet I have rarely seen honey-bees visit the ample bloom amidst its rich, green, vigorous foliage. The St. John's wort (Hypericum), with its many species, both shrubby and herbaceous, offers bountiful contributions Fig. Cabbage Palmetto.—Original. to the delicious stores of the honey-bee. The catnip (Nepeta cataria), which Quiuby said he believed would pay better than any other plant for special planting, blooms at this time ; also asparagus—which, if uncut in spring, will bloom in June—so delectable for the table, and so elegant for trimming table meats and for banquets in autumn, come now to offer their nectarian gifts, and beautiful, orange pollen. Basil, or mountain mint (Pycnanthemum lanceolatum), we might almost include all the mints ; the blue and white ver-. 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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