D. 



SAIVDEIiION ( Taraxacum, denft leonis) 

 is iniili)iil>tp(lly an iinixtrtaiit lioney-plaiit, 

 not oil account of the actual amount of the 

 honey croj) received from it. but rather from 

 its great value to the bees in early spring as 

 a stimulator of brood-rearing, and, later on, 

 as a sort of tid-bit to keep the colonies from 

 being fed when the main flowers have ceased 

 to bloom. It flowers most in spring, no mat- 

 ter how cool iii;i\- he 1 he \\ cMtlicr: but a small 



succession of bloom is kept up until late fall. 

 It yields both honey and pollen, hence i s 

 unique value as a bee-keeper's plant. ^Ml 

 sorts of stock eat it more or less, but tl.is 

 seems to make no difference m the amo; iit 

 of bloom it will fuinish. It is supposed to 

 be especially good for milch cows, and in 

 any case they are very fond of a dandelion 

 pasture. In spite of this, many people are 

 vigorously opposed to tliis plant, l)ecause it 



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A PART OF A FIELD OF DANDELION IN FULL BLOOAI, AT MEDINA. 



This, and other flolds like it, near Medina, furnish considerable honey and pollen in early spiiiiK- 



just when it can do the most pood. We do not find that the plant hurts tlie 



liay or pastures in tlie least. 



