. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. the; celebrated ai,fal,fa pi,ant and root. The plant represented in this plate grew in a rich, loose soil, with a heavy clay subsoil and an abundant supply of water, the water level ranging from 4 to 8 feet from the surface at different seasons of the year. The diameter of the top was IS inches, and the number of stems 360. The plate shows how these crowns gather soil around them, for the length of the undergroun
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. the; celebrated ai,fal,fa pi,ant and root. The plant represented in this plate grew in a rich, loose soil, with a heavy clay subsoil and an abundant supply of water, the water level ranging from 4 to 8 feet from the surface at different seasons of the year. The diameter of the top was IS inches, and the number of stems 360. The plate shows how these crowns gather soil around them, for the length of the underground stems is seen to be several inches, and this represents the accumulation of nearly this much material about it. This is one of the largest plants that I have yet found. The specimen, as photographed, was dug April 30, 1896.—£)>-. Headden, in Bulletin No. J5, '•Alfalfa.'' utes in going through it—not acres, but miles and miles of it as far as the eye could reach on each side of the track; and stacks and stacks of it, aggregating 100 tons to the pile, more than one could count if he were to try. Imagine, if you please, the effect of seeing such a field all in bloom, and mowing- machines going through it cutting it down. Imagine, too, the happy hum of the bees go- ing to and from these immense fields. Then,. 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 Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio, The A. I. Root Company
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