REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



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BEES. 



Following is a list of plants, trees and shrubs, on the flowers of which the bees were 

 seen working during the summer, together with dates when first noticed. Gum Weed 

 (Grindelia squarrosa), a native plant, apparently yielding the largest amount of honey : — 



Date. 



Botanical Name. 



Salix discolor 



Amelanchier alnifolia 



Prunus Americana 



Negundo aceroides 



Caragana arborescens . . 



Prunus Pensylvanica 



Ribes rubrum, etc 



Ribes aureum 



Caragana pendula 



Caragana mollis glabra 



Asparagus oflBcinalis 



Syringa Josikea 



Prunus pumila 



Lonicera splendens 



Populus tremuloides 



Lonicera gracilis 



Lonicera Tatarica 



Rheum hybridum 



Rosa blanda 



Rubus 



Vicia villosa 



Trifolium repents 



Syringa villosa 



Allium cev)a . . 



Sinapis alba 



Dianthus caryophyllus 



Trifolium hybridum 



Melilotus alba 



Reseda odorata 



Spiraea salicifolia 



Trifolium pratense 



Satureja hortensis 



Papa ver (all types) 



Rosa rugosa 



Grindelia squarrosa 



Borago officmalis 



Cucumis sativus 



Tropoeolum minor 



Raphanus sativus 



Linum perenne. ... 



.^nothera biennis 



Cucurbita Pepo 



Helianthus giganteus 



Antirrhinum majus nanum 



Salpiglossis variabilis. . 



Solidago rigida 



M Canadensis 



II Missouriensis, and others.. 



Liatris 



Epilobium angustifolium , 



Aster Lindleyanus, and others 



Verbena hybrida 



Helichrysum monstrosum 



Zinnia elegans . . 



Dahlias 



Phlox Drummondii 



Hollyhocks , 



Mentha Canadensis 



Monarda fistulosa 



Portulaca grandiflora 



GaUlardia Lorenziana 



Common Name. 



Native Willow. 



Saskatoon. 



Native Plum. 



Ash Leaf Maple. 



Siberian Pea Tree. 



Pin Cherry. 



Red Currants. 



Yellow Flowering Currant. 



Weeping Pea Tree. 



Woolly Pea Tree. 



Garden Asparagus. 



Josika's Lilac. 



Ground Cherry. 



Honeysuckle. 



Aspen-leaved Poplar. 



Graceful Honeysuckle. 



Tartarian u 



Rhubarb. 



Native Rose. 



Raspberry. 



Winter Vetch. 



White Dutch Clover. 



Downy Lilac. 



Garden Onion. 



White Mustard. 



Pinks. 



Alsike Clover. 



Bokhara Clover. 



Mignonette. 



Willow-leaved Meadow Sweet. 



Common Clover. 



Summer Savory. 



Garden Poppies. 



Japan Rose. 



Gum Weed. 



Borage. 



Cucumber. 



Dwarf Nasturtium. 



Radish. 



Blue Flax. 



Evening Primrose 



Squash. 



Wild Sunflower. 



Snapdragon. 



Beauty of Bolivia. 



Golden Rod. 



Great Willow Herb. 

 Native Asters. 

 Garden Verbenas. 

 Everlasting Flower. 

 Garden Zinnia. 

 Garden Flower. 

 Drummond's Phlox. 

 Garden Flower. 

 Wild Mint. 

 Wild Bergamot. 

 Garden Portulaca. 

 Double Gaillardia. 



