. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 292 THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. [July 25, 1912. ^y^. In Honev rVoTn Honey: or open grovmd. It also varies in degrees of hairiness, and in tlie colour of its stem, which is sometimes quite green, or purplish; although the flowers always retain the same golden-yellow colour. The plant is an annual, and may soon he got rid of by pulling it up before seed- ing, if only one would take the trouble to do so. It grows from 1ft. to 2ft. in I height, upright Inanching, and, as stated, soiw- 2 times hairy. The leaves are arranged alter- nately on the st
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 292 THE BRITISH BEE JOUENAL. [July 25, 1912. ^y^. In Honev rVoTn Honey: or open grovmd. It also varies in degrees of hairiness, and in tlie colour of its stem, which is sometimes quite green, or purplish; although the flowers always retain the same golden-yellow colour. The plant is an annual, and may soon he got rid of by pulling it up before seed- ing, if only one would take the trouble to do so. It grows from 1ft. to 2ft. in I height, upright Inanching, and, as stated, soiw- 2 times hairy. The leaves are arranged alter- nately on the stalks, are borne and thro w n 3 boldly out from the plant, are rough with very short hairs, the margins being coarsely serrated, 4- and the very prominent. The calyx con- sists of four ^ sepals, which are long and spread- ing. The seed g vessel is a rounded pod, containing some six or eight ^ black seeds, and terminating in a pointed beak. The flowers O are rather large, tlie four heart- shaped petals standing boldly out in form of a cross. Like all other Cruciferte the Charlock has six stamens, two being shorter than the other four; but, as they are similar in colour to the petals, they do not attract much atten- tion. The pollen, when dry, and seen by re fleeted light, is of a lemon colour, ovoid in outline, having three lobes, the whole being covered with short pimjiles or spines, and has very much the ajopearance of a lemon, both as regards its rough texture iind colour. By transmitted light it is a golden-yellow, and measures jo^ijin. bj-^J^in. See drawings Nos. 1 and 2 with enlarge- ment. When placed in honey, or other mois- ture, it becomes shoii;er and .thicker, and measures T-ifrTT in. by T-f—in. as in No. 3. loot) •^ 1 O (> o After remaining for some time in honey it becomes more transparent and assumes a more circular form; but retains the lobes and spines seen in No. 3. W hen a b- stracted from honey it is found in various forms, as shown in dif- ferent
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