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able pl'ant. Then there is the Vitex. A host of other ornamental honey 

 shrubs and small trees should be planted with reference to their bloom- 

 ing season, so as to give continuous bee forage. Such planting would 

 be a delight to those who use our highways, besides furnishing a large 

 amount of honey. 



Fig. 13. 



Dogbane iAiwcyniini) . Bees were abundant on the dogbane the past 

 summer. (U. S. Dept. Agrl.) 



Fig. 14. 



Simpson Honey Plant (Scrojyhularia nodosia) . Flowers in different stages. 

 2, the female stage ; 3, male stage ; n, calyx ; h, corolla ; c, stamens ; f, stigma. 

 (After Mueller.) 



