Nov. IS, 1906 



953 



bacco," as the leaves are mixed with 

 tobacco and smoked by Indians and 

 Mexicans. I am sure this is what you 

 call " Spanish sumac." 



One thing of interest to me is that 

 the name of the author of this su- 

 mac is Lindheimer, who was a great 

 naturalist of our own city of New 

 Braunfels, and his name appears quite 

 frequently in works on botany ; be- 

 sides delving into entomology. His 

 collections were extensive throughout 

 southwest Texas and Mexico. 



The last three of the sumacs named 

 here are not as important as R. copal- 

 Una, but in favorable seasons, espe- 

 cially when late summer rains have 

 been plentiful, bees simply " go wild " 

 over the bloom, both for honey and 

 pollen. 



Rhus toxicodendron L. (poison ivy, 

 poison oak). This is a poisonous vine 

 belonging to the Sumac family, climb- 

 ing over rocks and trees by its rootlets. 

 The leaves are thin, in threes, vari- 

 ously notched, and rather downy be- 

 neath. It is found very common on 

 all streams and lowlands of southern 

 and western Texas. Bees fairly swarm 

 on the blooms in late summer. 



Poison oak is well known to most 

 persons, as many people, especially 

 those of a delicate nature, who come 

 in contact with any part of this plant, 

 are subject to severe swelling of the 

 parts of the body affected, sometimes 

 resulting in eruptions of those parts. 

 Hands and arms sometimes swell to 

 such an extent that they can not be 

 ■used, and the organs of the face be- 

 come of such proportions that their 

 use is almost entirely lost for the time. 

 Eyes swell shut, and the throat is 

 closed so that food can not be taken. 

 Many persons who have been affected 

 in this way once dare not go near 

 places where poison oak grows, as it is 

 not necessary even to come in contact 

 with the plant again to become re- 

 affected. 



IHHHHII 



<iences 



Bees Did Fairly Well 



My bees did fairly well considering the very 

 ■dry May and very wet June, July and August. 

 They are in tine shape to go into the winter. 

 I got a large swarm Sept. 6. I brought them 

 down from the farm to my home here and fed 

 them about 3 1 . gallons of honey and sugar 

 6yrup. L. A. Hammond. 



Keedysville, Md., Oct. 31. 



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be told that these colonies have plenty of 

 honey, which is likely to be the case, and 

 then the person may feel positive that I am 

 very much mistaken, and say so. 



This person says that it is very contagious, 

 and is honest in his opinion on this, because 

 he has found so much of this class of dead 

 brood, which has made many of our best bee- 

 keepers declare it to be a disease. Oh, no; 

 you are very much mistaken on this point 

 also. It is not contagious. 



The breed of bees and brood-chambers run- 

 ning out of unsealed stores at certain periods 

 had everything to do with this class of dead 

 brood. 



Many of the be6t bee-keepers in the Province 

 of Ontario make mistakes every year, and de- 

 clare that disease has broken out among their 

 bees, when they And this class of dead brood. 

 Strong colonies of well-bred Italians, kept 

 with plenty of unseated stores at all times, 

 will never have any of this class of dead brood 

 (starved brood). Wm. McEvor. 



Woodburn, Ontario, Canada. 



Honey Crop a Failure 



The honey crop was a failure in this locality 

 this year, but my bees will not suffer. I de- 

 rive lots of pleasure from looking after them. 

 The honey produced here can not be surpassed 

 for flavor. I have Italian and German bees. 

 The latter stored no surplus honey. 



J. T. WORTHINQTON. 



Rosalia, Wash., Oct. 6. 



Bees Don't Do Well 



I have 30 colonies of bees, and they just 

 about pay expenses, and furnish the table 

 with honey. They are very weak. I don't 

 expect to get half of them through winter. 

 They have plenty of store6. but there is some- 

 thing wrong with them. I don't know what 

 to do to save them, except pack them up good 

 and warm and let them wait for the outcome. 



Albany, Ind , Nov. 4. Hbnry Vincent. 



Worst Drouth This Year 



I started last spring with 25 colonies, which 

 averaged 50 pounds per colony. We had the 

 worst drouth this year that I can remember; 

 there was hardly any white clover to be seen, 

 compared with last year. The linden was 

 also a failure, the storm Knocking about half 

 to the ground. It was the end of June, and 

 the rest blossomed so sparingly that I didn't 

 hear the hum of the bees as usual, so we had 

 only half a crop, Br. Alogsino. 



Techny, 111., Oct. 30. 



Clear Case of Starved Brood 



On page 900, I read the article which is 

 headed, " Perhaps Some New Bee-Disease." 

 It is not foul brood, nor disease of any kind, 

 but is a clear case of starved brood. I may 



Will Give Bees Further Trial 



I have been keeping bees for several years, 

 using hollow logs and also square boxes for 

 hives, but have never realized anything from 

 them. So I had about made up my mind to 

 quit fooling with them, but owing to a fond- 

 ness for their honey, I decided to give them a 

 further trial. So about a year ago I got hold 

 of a bee-paper, and it give me a little light on 

 the subject, so I sent for a bee-book, also sub- 

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 a short time ago, I subscribed for the Ameri- 

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 the spring, and also transfer them. 



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