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Dysodia chrysauthemoldes. It is vpry 

 fully described by both Dr. Asa Gray and 

 Prof. Wood. The plant seems to differ 

 slightly only in one particular from the 

 descriptions of the authors, and I think 

 the very dried condition of the specimen 

 was the cause. 



The plant is found all the way from 

 the Southern part of this State to Louis- 

 iana. It is quite bitter to the taste, and 

 ill-smelling, which Dr. Gray says gives It 

 the common name of "fetid marigold." 

 The bitter principle undoubtedly makes 

 a good tonic for colds and common bron- 

 chial coughs. Doubtful if there is any 

 money in It, unless one has §15,000 or 

 $20,000 with which to advertise it. 

 D. S. Heffron. 



Rainy During Fruit-Bloom. 



It has rained here nearly all the time 

 for six weeks. Nearly all the apple- 

 bloom and other flora was lost. 



Henry Alley. 



Essex Co., Mass., June 3. 



Bees Moving- Egg's. 



Do bees move eggs ? This question I 

 find answered in the affirmative to-day. 

 A comb for seven days separated from 

 the queen by a queen-excluding honey- 

 board, shows a queen-cell with an egg 

 in it. All the other cells have capt 

 brood, and very large larva?, but no 

 eggs, H. RoHKS. 



Rock Co., Wis., June 3. 



No Honey to be Had. 



I had three swarms May 16, but there 

 is no honey to be had, and swarming 

 is at a standstill. But bees are all right 

 yet. Charles Lehnus. 



Kankakee Co., III., June 6. 



White Clover Scarce. 



Our 162 colonies of bees are in about 

 as good a condition now as any year we 

 have kept bees. All wintered without 

 loss. Two this spring came up missing. 

 All but one or two will be strong enough 

 to gather white clover honey, and store 

 in the sections, but white clover will be 

 rather scarce — not quite so much as last 

 year — and we thought it scarce last year, 

 it being our principal honey crop. 



Mrs. L. C. Axtell. 



Warren Co., 111., June -4. 



Bees and Poultry. 



I make a specialty of bees and poultry. 

 I have kept bees at this place 33 years, 

 and produce from 4,000 to 10,000 

 pounds of comb honey a year. I have 

 about 2,000 pounds of white honey on 

 hand now, which is nice and dry, in 12- 

 section cases. 



Clover is very short in this locality. 

 Plenty of itcame up this spring from the 

 seed, but will be of no use this season. 

 No swarms yet. Ourfall bloom is usually 

 good here, from Spanish-needle, heart's- 

 ease and golden aster. 



Sylvester Page. 



Carroll Co., 111., June 4. 



Honey in Preference to Swarms. 



We have quite a few bee-keepers here, 

 some having as high as 50 colonies, but 

 I can beat them all on producing honey 

 per colony. One neighbor across the 

 river here had 45 colonies, spring count, 

 and he had his first swarm May 25, and 



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