. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 4S0 THB beb-kbbpbr's guidb ; heads, and when the plants are showy with bloom, like the sunflowers, the brilliancy is due to the involucre, or bracts, which serve as a frill to decorate the more modest flowers. The great willow-herb, or fireweed (Epilobium angusti- folium), (Fig. 252), is often the source of immense honey-har- vests. The downy seeds blow to great distances, and, finding Fig. rireni Willow-Hcrb, after Gray. A Flower with ripe stigma. >S7 Unripe stamens. r Petal. T Pollen-tube. S Ripe stitrma. Jt Flo
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 4S0 THB beb-kbbpbr's guidb ; heads, and when the plants are showy with bloom, like the sunflowers, the brilliancy is due to the involucre, or bracts, which serve as a frill to decorate the more modest flowers. The great willow-herb, or fireweed (Epilobium angusti- folium), (Fig. 252), is often the source of immense honey-har- vests. The downy seeds blow to great distances, and, finding Fig. rireni Willow-Hcrb, after Gray. A Flower with ripe stigma. >S7 Unripe stamens. r Petal. T Pollen-tube. S Ripe stitrma. Jt Flower with ripe pollen. I'ii Pollen-grain. a lodgment, their vitality makes them burst forth whenever brush is burned or forest fires rage. Hence the name, fire- weed. This handsome plant often covers acres of burnt lands in northern Michigan with its beautiful pink bloom. Unlike most nectar from late bloom, the honey from this flower is. 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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