. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Field force of the Mississippi Plant Board gist, has too many irons in the fire to give much of his personal time to beekeeping. However, in his official capacity he helps along at every op- portunity. As Secretary of the State Board he supervises the activities of miore than twenty field men who are busy with various problems of in- sect control. The Plant Board men are fine fellows. All are thoroughly trained men and several are inter- ested in bees. A picture of the group in the field near Gulfport is shown in connection with this article. There wa
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Field force of the Mississippi Plant Board gist, has too many irons in the fire to give much of his personal time to beekeeping. However, in his official capacity he helps along at every op- portunity. As Secretary of the State Board he supervises the activities of miore than twenty field men who are busy with various problems of in- sect control. The Plant Board men are fine fellows. All are thoroughly trained men and several are inter- ested in bees. A picture of the group in the field near Gulfport is shown in connection with this article. There was a very good meeting at the college, as there was als^o at Gulfport. The Gulf Region There is great development along the Gulf Coast. Large orchards of pecans and Satsuma oranges are be- ing planted. Some of the land is very sandy and poor, while in other neighborhoods it is good. Fine shell roads are being built which make it easy to drive from place to place by auto. The woods are full of titi and gallberry, and failures of the honey crop are very rare. Near Pass. R. B. Willson, IK sintialist. anJ K. VV. Ilariicil, Slate Entomologist of Mississipiii Christian I again found some honey plants which were new to me. Mexi- can clover (Richardia scabra), is not a clover at all, but a weed introduced from the tropics. It is common in cultivated fields in the Gulf States from Georgia to Louisiana. It cov- ers the ground in corn and cane fields after cultivation has ceased. The blossoms are small, but the bees seek them eagerly and, according to reports, gather much nectar from them. The Mexican clover is often cut for forage and fed to cattle in place of hay. The picture will give a good idea of the appearance of the plant. The French mulberry, also called Spanish or German mulberry in sGme places (Callicarpa ameri- cana), is a common plant in South- ern Alabama and Mississippi. Al- though the plant grows from West Virginia to Florida and west to Texas, I can find no mention
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