. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 352 White Clover, The slim trunk creeps along the ground for twenty feet, and sends roots beneath for nourishment. The leaves arise fi-om this stem, and are from four to six feet long. The clusters of small yellowish-white blossoms are immense in size. The blossoms last from the middle of April till June. The honey is yellow, thick and fine. The fruit of this palm is about twice the size of the Concord grape, and from October till Christmas the oozing nectar keeps the bees at work. This is dark honey, but very good for sti
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 352 White Clover, The slim trunk creeps along the ground for twenty feet, and sends roots beneath for nourishment. The leaves arise fi-om this stem, and are from four to six feet long. The clusters of small yellowish-white blossoms are immense in size. The blossoms last from the middle of April till June. The honey is yellow, thick and fine. The fruit of this palm is about twice the size of the Concord grape, and from October till Christmas the oozing nectar keeps the bees at work. This is dark honey, but very good for stim- ulative feeding. lUNE PLANTS. With June comes the incomparable white or Dutch cloverj Trifolium repens (Fig. 154), whose chaste and modest bloom betokens the beautiful, luscious, and uni-ivaled sweets Fig. White or Dutch Clover. which are hidden in its corolla tube. Also its sister, Alsike or Swedish, Trifolium hybrida (Fig 155), which seems to resemble both the white and red clover. It is a strongei' grower than the white, and has a whitish blossom tinged with pink. Messrs. Doolittle and Root think that white clover furnishes about fifty pounds of honey to the acre dur-. 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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