224 THE HUMBLE-BEE 



raspberry and fruit blossom of all kinds ; and among 

 flowering shrubs and trees, red ribes, Escallonia, 

 Cotoneaster, and horse chestnut. In August, when 

 their numbers are greatest and wild flowers begin 

 to fade, they flock to the fields of red clover, and the 

 lazy males congregate on the thistle heads. 



