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to describe It. It is an evergreen tree, 

 growing in rich, swampy bottom-lands. 

 The tree is a beautiful one, growing 

 from 25 to 40 feet high. It generally 

 begins to bloom about the middle of 

 February, and stays in bloom about one 

 month. The fragrance is delightful. 

 Berries are then formed, which hang on 

 the trees all the spring and summer, 

 and are of a pale green color. In the 

 fall they change to a jet-black color. 

 Robins eat the fruit all winter, and get 

 so fat they can hardly fly. 



I have just returned from a trip to the 

 coast country, and had an excellent 

 time hunting game and tishlng. Fish 

 are very plentiful there. Many men are 

 making money there shipping game and 

 fish. I learned that bees do very well 

 there in some seasons, but not so well as 

 they do in the center and northern part 

 of Texas. The country is very thinly 

 settled; stock-raising is the principal 

 occupation, and is very profitable — in 

 fact, many men have made fortunes 

 by it. 



I wish Dr. Miller would not say any- 

 thing about the cold weather, as we 

 hardly know what cold weather Is here. 



W. S. Douglass. 



Lexington, Tex., Feb. 10, 1893. 



Contention I^otices. 



NEW YORK. — The next meeting of the 

 Allegany County Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Belmont, N. Y., on May 4th, 

 1893, in the Hotel Belmont. All bee-keepers 

 are Invited to attend and make it what It 

 should be— an interesting meeting. 



H. C. Farnum, Pres., Transit Bridge, N. Y. 



COLORADO,— The adjourned meeting of 

 the Colorado State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held in the Charles Block, corner 15th 

 and Curtis Streets, Denver, Colo., on April 18, 

 1893. Business Important to all honey-pro- 

 ducers will come before the meeting. 



Littleton, Colo. H. Knight, Sec. 



KANSAS.— The Kansas State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold tbeir annual convention 

 at Ottawa, Kansas, on April 6 and 7, 1893. 

 All bee-keepers are cordially invited to attend 

 this convention, and make it one of the most 

 interesting ever known. Ttiere will be a 

 good programme. Bring something to ex- 

 hibit. L. Wayman. Sec. 



Chanute. Kans. 



TEXAS.— The Texas State Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold its 15th annual convention 

 in Greenville, one mile north of the Court 

 House, at the apiary of Mrs. Jennie Atchley, 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, April the 5th 

 and 6th, 1893. One of the biggest bee-meet- 

 ings ever held in the South is anticipated. 

 Everybody is invited. No hotel bills to pay. 

 Come one, come all, and let us have a lovely 

 meeting, and an enjoyable time. All bee- 

 keepers invited to bring along something to 

 exhibit. A. H. Jones, Sec. 



Golden, Texas. 



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CONYENTIOIW DIRECTORY. 



1893. 



Time mid place of meeti/tig. 



April 5, 6.— Texas State, at Greenville, Tex. 

 A. H. Jones, Sec, Golden, Tex. 



April 6, 7.— Kansas State, at Ottawa, Kans. 

 L. Wayman, Sec, Chanute, Kans. 



April 18.— Colorado State, at Denver, Colo. 

 H. Knight Sec, Littleton, Colo. 



May 4.— Allegany Co., at Belmont, N. Y. 

 H. C. Farnum, Pres., Transit Bridge, N. Y. 



In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — The Editor. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



President— Dr. C. C. Miller Marengo, Ills. 



VicePres.— J. E. Crane Middlebury, Vt. 



Secretary- Frank Benton, Washington, D. C. 

 Treasurer- George W. York. . .Chicago, Ills, 



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National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor. .Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 



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