DEPAKTMENT KErOllTS. &! 



The following are tlie })huits grown on our experimental plats: 



Sinapis nigra — black mustard. — Excellent; blooms from 8 to 10 weeks after 

 sowing. 



Sinapis alba — white mustard. — Excellent; blooms from 4 to 5 weeks after 

 sowing. 



Brassica rapte — Kape. — Excellent; blooms from 4 to o weeks after sowing. 



Nepeta cataria — Catnip. — Excellent; blooms in July and August. 



Leonurus cardiaca — Motherwort. — Very excellent; blooms in July. 



Borago oflicinalis — Borage. — Blooms from July to frost. 



Onobrychis sativa — Sainfoin. — Blooms in June. 



Medicago lupulina — Yellow trefoil. — Blooms in June. 



Trifolium repens — White clover. — Very excellent; blooms in June. 



Trifolium hybridum — Alsike clover. — Very excellent; blooms in June. 



Medicago sativa — Lucerne or alfalfa. — Blooms in June. 



Melilotus alba — Sweet clover. — Very excellent; blooms in June and July. 



Dipsacus fullonum — Teasel. — No bloom; a biennial. 



Cleome integrefolia — Cleome. — Very excellent; in bloom from July to frost. 



Hibiscus esculentus — In bloom in August. 



The following twenty-five species were from seeds received from Austria. 

 They were sent us by Herr lludolf Maherhoffer, editor of "Der Bienenvater 

 aus Bomen,'' who spoke of the lirst-named as very celebrated in Hungary: 



Stachys onna, in bloom all summer. 



Erysimum asperum — wall ilower. 



Chloui barbata — did not blooiu. 



Asclepia seriaca — did not grow. 



Scabiosa nana. 



Prenpinella anisum. 



Barton ia aurea. 



Foeniculum vulgare — Fennel. 



Ocimum Basilicum — Sweet basil. 



Portulaca hybrid a. 



Clark ia pulcliella — did not grow. 



Cuphea purpurea. 



Silene pendula. 



Placelia congesta. 



Thymus vulgaris — thyme — visited by bees. 



Cozophora lateritia — did not grow. 



Whellavia granditlora. 



Aspersela a/Airca. 



Enchoeilium concinnuni. 



Cynoglossuin lenifolium. 



Mex Europens. 



Eutoca viscid a. 



Chaccta lanacetifolia — visited by bees. 



Bemias orientale — did not bl'~om. 



Omi strobus. 



I have procured an imported queen, and have destroyed all black and hybrid 

 queens, I'Ctolving in futui'c to keep only the best. The superiority of the Ital- 

 ian needs no further proof. 



