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comb honey, the tendency of the bees to fill every crevice with it leads to 

 much labor on the part of the beekeeper in cleaning his finished sections 

 for market. This is especially' true of honey left on the hive till late in 

 the season, as propolis is gathered in quantity in late fall in anticipation of 

 cold w^eather. 



Cottonwood is thought to be one of the chief sources of propolis 

 wherever that well-known tree is found. 



Bees gather much material from a great variety of sources. In addi- 

 tion to the fresh wax gathered from plants and trees, thej' are often at- 

 tracted by fresh varnish or other substances from which they can get 

 sticky material to serve as glue. 



Fig. 11.5. A single plant of prickly pear near Brownsville, Te.xas. 

 PRUNE, see Plum. 



PUMPKIN (Cucurbita pepo). 



The pumpkin is a well-known gourd-like fruit, usually of deep yellow 



