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seems very appropriate. Its choice is 

 detrimental to bee-keepers, because for 

 every plant cultivated, there will be a 

 hundred cut for "National " bouquets. 

 — James Heddon. 



1. Golden-rod. 2. a. Because of its 

 euphonious name. b. Its fine appear- 

 ance, both in nature and in paintings. 

 c Because it grows over a wide range of 

 country. — Eugene Secok. 



1. I have not canvassed the matter 

 sufficiently to bring myself to a decided 

 opinion, but I rather incline to the 

 golden-rod. 2. It is handsome, and 

 common throughout the country. — R. L. 

 Taylor. 



1. The pansy. 2. I always liked the 

 pansy ; it is a beautiful flower. It is 

 first in the spring, and last in the fall. 

 It will stand a very great deal of cold- 

 ness and abuse, and still show up its 

 smiling face. — E. France. 



1. I would say the lily, but as some 

 other nation (France), I believe, has 

 chosen this, I would suggest some of the 

 white blooming varieties, such as the 

 white chrysanthemums. 2. Because 

 white is an emblem of peace, and where 

 peace is, happiness is almost sure to 

 abound. — Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



1 and 2. The golden-rod has more 

 points in its favor than any other plant 

 that has been brought forward. It is a 

 hardy plant, with a beautiful flower, 

 growing abundantly throughout nearly 

 our whole territory. These are essential 

 qualifications, and are not possessed to 

 the same degree by any other candidate. 

 — James A. Green. 



1. If we are to have a National 

 Flower, I should prefer the golden-rod. 

 2. Because of its beauty, and being 

 known in all parts of our country ; but 

 I am not in favor of a National Flower. 

 The stars and stripes are good enpugh 

 for me. We have got too much of the 

 " Old World's " products and ways now 

 for our good. — A. B. Mason. 



I cannot feel any interest in a mere 

 sentiment of that kind. I would rejoice 

 to see a little more honesty in politics, 

 in government, in trade, in society, in 

 all things among men in the United 

 States of America. After that, I would 

 prefer — 1. The golden-rod. 2. Because 

 it is a child of nature — beautiful, be- 

 cause the- hand of man has never put 

 any artificial touch in its native airs. — 

 G. W. Demaree. 



1. Our choice, by all means, for a 

 National Flower to represent the United 



States of America, is the " golden-rod." 

 2. The reason for such being our choice, 

 is because it is indigenous to the soil, 

 and grows in nearly, every" State and 

 Territory, it is purely an American 

 flower ; is tall and stately, full of beauty 

 and grace, and does well represent the 

 country, which stands as a beacon for 

 the glorious future of the world. It is a 

 grand floral pole, and would well repre- 

 sent the United States as its National 

 Flower. — Editors. 



Old or Young Bees.— Mr. A. 

 Leggott, of Puyallup, Wash., sends us 

 the following item from a California 

 newspaper, being a question about 

 swarming bees : 



To settle a difference of opinion, please 

 tell us whether it is the old bees or the 

 young ones that come out when they 

 swarm ? 



Answer : Old bees. 



Mr. L. wrote that it was news to him, 

 that old bees leave the hive when 

 swarming. It may be " news," but it is 

 a fact, nevertheless, that the old bees, 

 as well as the old queen, leave the hive 

 when they swarm. The young bees are 

 at first nurse-bees in the hive, and at- 

 tend to various inside duties. 



More than 1,000 men are now at 



work on the mammoth Manufactures 

 Building for the World's Fair. The 

 force was recently doubled by order of 

 the Exposition authorities, who con- 

 cluded that the contractor was not 

 making as rapid progress as was de- 

 sirable. The authorities are determined 

 that all of the buildings shall be com- 

 pleted in time for dedication in October, 

 and the public may be assured that this 

 will be done. The total number of 

 workmen at Jackson Park now exceeds 

 7,000. It will probably be increased to 

 10,000, or more. 



The Globe Bee-Veil, which we offer 

 on the third page of this number of the 

 Bee Journal, is just the thing. You 

 can get it for sending us only three new 

 subscribers, with $3.00. 



