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CATALPA HONEY. 



A correspondent in California writes 

 us : "In Trees and Planting'' by General 

 James S. Brisbin, at page 142, the state- 

 ment is made that honey made from the 

 flowers of the Catalpa is very poisonous 

 If true, this is fatal to the use of the tree 

 in this section of the country. What is 

 the real fact of the matter?" 



REPLY. 



I venture to say that General Brisbin 

 does not know anything of Catalpa honey. 

 What would be poisonous to the human 

 family would be death to the bees. 



My impression is that the Catalpa blos- 

 som contains very little nectar. 



Vast numbers of insects visit the Ca- 

 talpa blossom and convey the pollen from 

 flower to flower. This is the method 

 adopted by nature to effect polinization. 



In all my observation I have never seen 

 any dead insects about these trees, which 

 would certainly be the case if they contain 

 a poison. 



There are numerous apiaries about 

 Cincinnati and on the Wabash River, as 

 well as in other localities, where there are 

 thousands of Catalpa trees. If people 

 have died from eating honey poisoned by 

 Catalpa blossom, the doctors have not yet 

 found out the alleged cause. 



Don't be afraid to plant trees because 

 of a silly story which some indiscreet 

 person has circulated 



