zation; for there is not a flower of this 

 gi ni t hat is not of such a form that some 

 insect in removing its nectar mtist trans- 

 fer pollen from the stamens to the pistil, 

 thus fertilizing the latter; and, more 

 t han this, many flowers are so construct- 

 ed that they are absolutely sterile with- 

 out this aid, and a large number can 

 only be fertilized by insects which go 

 from one flower to another, for, though 

 each may contain both stamens and 

 pistil, these organs are often so arranged 

 that the stamens of a given flower are 

 brushed by the insect after it has 

 touched the pistil, so that the pollen to 

 fertilize the latter must be brought from 

 another flower, while in others the sta- 

 mens and pistil come to maturity at 

 different times, so that in some species 

 the younger flowers are always fertilized 

 by pollen from older ones, and in other 

 species the older flowers are dependent 

 niton the younger ones for their fertili- 

 zation. The scarlet geranium, which 

 was described in our first article, be- 

 longs to the latter class, and we propose 

 next month to show how it profits by the 

 secretion of nectar in the spur of its 

 calyx. 



For the American Bee Journal 



Extraordinary Work on Foundation. 



E. A. 3IORGAN. 



I am having a large yield of honey 

 this year— the best ever known. I ha ve 

 had full sheets of Dunham foundation 

 drawn out in 2 hours, and 2 lbs. honey 

 stored in it. It is surprising to me, but 

 true. It was accomplished in a-4-Lang- 

 Btroth frame nucleus, from my best 

 colony, and was filled with hatching 

 brood for the purpose of hatching and 

 rearing a choice queen from the cell. 

 They were crowded with a division 

 board; the queen hatched in 6 days, 

 mated on the 13th. and began laying on 

 the H'.th day. when I noticed that the 

 combs were bulged and full of honey, 

 there being a bounteous yield of honev 

 during the time. On the 18th day. at ii 

 a.m., I spread the combs and placed 

 between them a full sheet of Dunham 

 foundation. I noticed the bees run for 

 it at once, and that they were exceed- 

 ingly crowded, and also that the queen 

 was very lively, and laying in short cells 

 along the bottom edges of the combs. 

 I then closed the hive. The weather 

 was foggy and very dark, and no bees 

 flying, although the day previous was 

 the best I ever saw. At 10 o'clock the 

 fog cleared up, and the sun came out 

 hot and sultry. At 11 I had a swarm 

 come out, and having no foundation, ran 

 to the nucleus to get this sheet, expect- 



ing to cut and use it for starters. Judge 

 my surprise to find it worked out 1 inch 

 thick to the very corners, and honey in 

 both sides over % of the surface. The 

 bees during the time from 10 to 11 ap- 

 peared to fairly roll into all the hives. 

 I find usually it takes new swarms 12 

 hours to draw out full sets of combs. 



I used many styles of foundation, and 

 had much sagging, twisting and break- 

 ing down until I tried the Dunham. 

 Since then I have used 500 sheets full 

 size, and never had one break down, 

 twist, or stretch and sag a bit, and when 

 drawn out they look as even and straight 

 as a board. 



I use sheets weighing }£ of a pound, 

 9x17% inches (Langstroth frame), and 

 prefer it 1 year old, as I notice that win- 

 tered over was accepted more readily 

 than the new. The wired foundation 

 answers every purpose, the price only 

 makes it undesirable. 



The bees in this vicinity have done 

 remarkably well, and put up surplus in 

 May, June and July without ceasing. I 

 have taken 200 lbs. of comb honey from 

 one colony up to date, and they arc still 

 working in 42 new sections. They fly 

 in one continuous stream from light un- 

 til dark, and fairly tumble in. 



I have no foundation mill or interest 

 in any, neither have I any friends so in- 

 terested, and have no preference for one 

 kind of foundation more than another 

 until tried. 



Arcadia, AVis., Aug. 11, 1880. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



One More Spool of Cotton. 



E. E. JOYCE. 



Last winter I saw Mrs. Lizzie Cot- 

 ton's advertisement in the New York 

 Tribune, and sent her my address, after 

 which she sent me her circular. From 

 statements made there I thought the 

 road to wealth extremely smooth to 

 those who kept bees on her plan. I had 

 never had anything whatever to do with 

 bees, but felt confident I could learn, so 

 decided to try bee-keeping. I could 

 have bought a colony in my own town 

 for $6, but as I wanted to have the very 

 best, and also all the necessary appur- 

 tenances, I sent her. on March 22d, a 

 money order for $20, her price for " a 

 colony of Italian bees in the 'controlla- 

 ble hive.' with all the fixtures, receipt 

 for food, printed instructions," etc. 

 Receiving no acknowledgment of the 

 order, after waiting 2 weeks. I wrote to 

 her, but failed to get a reply ; at the end 

 of another week I sent her a postal card. 

 She then admitted she had received the 



