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Fig. 28. White snakeroot. 



light in open, snnny situations, along roadsides and in pastures or waste 

 places. Some do best on high lands, while others thrive in low, wet land. 

 In places in the Mississippi River bottoms in Illinois, boneset, together 

 with heartsease and Spanish needle, cover acres of the richest land like a 

 waving grain field. 



An Illinois beekeeper reports Eupatorium serotinum to be one of the 

 best honey plants he knows. 



BOOTJACK, see Spanish Needle. 



BORAGE (Borago officinalis). 



Borage is a European plant which is cultivated for honey and as an 

 ornamental. Its blue flowers are very attractive to the ])ees. The follow- 

 ing quotations indicate its value to the beekeeper: 



"The period of blooming is from June 20 to cold weather. Where 



there are no plants for bees to work upon, borage does very well; but 



