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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



September 



not been permitted to observe the busy- 

 workers actually jostle one another in 

 their eagerness to secure the nectar 

 from its tiny corollas. It was taken by 

 the editor of The Bee-Keeper as he 

 strolled, several years ago, among the 

 hills of Western Pennsylvania- 



"O country lanes, white-starred with 

 bloom, 

 Where wild things nestle, shy and 

 sweet. 

 Where all your waving grasses laugh 

 And part before my eager feet." 



Of white clover, a popular encyclope- 

 dia well says: "The flowers of all 

 kinds of clover are the delight of bees, 

 but those of this species perhaps par- 

 ticularly so." It might as truthfully 

 have been added that in all the floral 

 realm no more delicate and delicious 

 nectar is offered the eager gatherers, 

 nor sweeter perfume wafted from the 

 rose, the "queen of flowers,'' than that 

 which greets the admirer of nature who 

 wanders among fields of white clover 

 on a June morning. 



Fort Pierce. Fla., Aug. i8, 1902. 



Sample copies are still free, and it's 

 a pleasure to submit them to those who 

 request it. Ask for as many as you can 

 use to advantage. 



After having read this number of The 

 Bee-Keeper, if you decide that it is not 

 worth four cents — about its cost — please 

 tell your bee-keeping friends that the 

 paper isn't worth it- Tell them truthful- 

 ly what you think; but be sure to tell 

 them something about it. 



As a special inducement to new sub- 

 scribers, we ofifer this month to send 

 The Bee-Keeper six months on trial 

 for twenty (20) cents. Will our friends 



kindly make the fact known to bee- 

 keepers of their acquaintance who are 

 not taking The Bee-Keeper? 



As we think a comparison will show, 

 The American Bee-Keeper prints a 

 greater quantity of original matter than 

 any other monthly bee journal in the 

 world, while if there is one published 

 at a lower price, we have not seen it. 

 Many cost twice as much, and they are 

 worth it. Please ask your friends to 

 give The Bee-Keeper a six months' 

 trial. The cost is 20 cents- 



A laugh is worth a hundred groans 

 in any market. — Charles Lamb. 



