MARCH 15, 1915 



Fig. 3. 



-Mr. and Mrs. Harry DuBois, of Jupiter, Fla. 

 overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. 



cruise to Poiupano, a location formerly 

 owned by Mr. 0. 0. Poppleton, referred to 

 an issue or two back, and where The A. I. 

 Root Co. now owns and operates a small bee- 

 yard under the direction of Mr. W. A. Selser, 

 who is now in Florida. We arrived at the 

 place toward night. Fig. 4 shows the rem- 

 nants of Mr. Poppleton's beeyard in the 

 background and a vigorous date palm at 

 the right, and Fig. 5 a general view of the 

 surrounding's. Here lives Mr. T. T. Hardv, 



who I'uns quite an ex- 

 tensive truck-garden. At 

 the time of our arrival 

 there had been a frost — 

 the only one in several 

 years ; but severe enough 

 to freeze down acres 

 and acres of tomatoes. 

 Many of the truck-gar- 

 deners along the way 

 that morning were very 

 blue. While the Pom- 

 pano vines were touched 

 slightly, no great dam- 

 age was done. 



It will be remembei'ed 

 that Pompano is the 

 place mentioned by Mr. 

 Poppleton where bees 

 could breed every month 

 in the year. In fact, it 

 is the location he used for years for build- 

 ing up his colonies. It affords large 

 amounts of pollen and some honey clear on 

 through the year. There is only one objec- 

 tion, and that is the number of dragon-flies 

 that come on in April; but usually Mr. 

 Poppleton can avoid these by moving his 

 bees to other locations, and where there is 

 honey too. 



The A. I. Root Co. has purchased from 

 Mr. Poppleton the bee rights and his build- 



on the front porch 



Fio. -1. — The Pompano location in Florida where The A. I. Root Co. now has a small apiary. 

 The palm on the right is characteristic of this south land. 



