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of un^:ol\•c(l prol^lenis and the realiza- 

 tion of ni\- mistakes. This perhai)s is 

 the great cliarni of bee-keeping; a study 

 that eoiild be mastered in a year or two 

 might be flung aside like an out-grown 

 garment, but one which rewards us 

 with an ever widening prospect of new 

 truths and beauties is a s])len(lid pur- 

 suit for which a lifetime is all too sb.ort. 



An Octopus Tree. 



r.v H. K. zim.mi;rmax, mt. morris, ill. 

 Near Markleton, Penna.. is a tree 

 Avhich has cleverly overcome an ob- 

 stacle to its growth. When the roots 



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OXE TREE 0\'ERCAME AN OBSTACLE TO 

 ITS GROWTH. 



of this birch tree found that they could 

 not remove or pierce the rock which 

 lay in their Avay. they concluded, it 

 seems, that the only thing to do w^as to 

 go over the obstruction. Slowly but 

 surely they pushed their way over this 

 rock, and down on the other side, there 

 reentering the ground, thus holding in 

 their arms, octopus-like, the large rock. 

 Some old residents wdio have lived near 

 this tree for many years assert that this 

 rock was never covered with soil, as 

 one might suppose. The size of the 

 rock is about 4x6x8 feet, and the di- 

 ameter of the largest root is six inches, 

 this size indicating what time it has 

 taken to accomplish this feat. Strange 

 to say, there are other trees nearby 

 whose roots have also acted in this 

 manner, though this is the largest tree 

 of them all. 



Marine Biological Laboratory. 



We are reminded that another sum- 

 mer is coming by receiving the annual 

 announcement of the Marine Biological 

 Laboratory, at Woods Hole, Massa- 

 chusetts. This laboratory is regarded 

 as ver}^ efficient for the study of all 

 forms of marine biology. The an- 

 nouncement will be mailed to any one 

 who is interested. It is attractive reading. 



Who Can Answer This? 

 Donald was holding his new cat and 

 his mother told him to let it go when- 

 ever it wagged its tail so hard, as that 

 showed it was unhappy. Donald said : 

 "Well, mother, wdiy is it that a cat 

 wags its tail because it is unhappy and 

 a dog wags its tail because it is happy?" 



The food and game tishes of north 

 eastern United States get nearly a third 

 of their sustenance from mullusks. 

 More than sixty difit'erent species are 

 eaten bv at least one sort of fish. 



Did Not Heed the Trespass Sign. 



W^e acknowdedge the courtesy of the 

 "American Bee Journal" in lending us 

 the accompanying cut of a nest made 

 by a robin. The bird undoubtedly 

 thought, if it thought at all, that the 

 sign would be a good protection against 

 the north winds. Robins, as well as 

 other birds, are instinctively wise 

 enough to select a sheltered location 

 for the nest, and not rarely take ad- 

 vantage of such places. 



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