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tive combs preserved for the purpose, and thus renew the wax of 

 the brood area periodically. On account of the prolusion of the 

 bloom, the flow is at times extraordinarily abundant; but as the late- 

 ness of the season frequently causes unfavorable weather conditions, 

 the crop is an uncertain one. 



I'i^'. '.:•,. Hedge nettle. 

 (Photographed by Prof. Hottes.) 



"Heather honey sells for about double the price obtamed for any 

 other kind in this country. While a great part of the flower clover 

 and lime honey brings the apiarist only 18 cents per pound, heather 

 frequently fetches him 36 cents. While, too, the other kind drags on 



