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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



by our worthy President, in his address 

 of yesterday. The plan was presented, 

 and explained by him, at the Michigan 

 State Bee-Keeper's Convention, at De- 

 troit, a few weeks ago, and adopted by 

 that convention, and it is not necessary 

 to repeat it here. We recommend that 

 an appropriation of $2,500 be asked of 

 the Legislature, with which to defray 

 the expenses of an exhibit, which shall 

 be worthy of the Buckeye State, and 

 compare favorably with our neighbors. 



"As to the matter of a committee to 

 take charge of the collection, and the ar- 

 rangement of the exhibit, your commit- 

 tee agree that one person is preferable 

 to more than that, and if that one person 

 needs assistance let him choose his help, 

 subject to his instructions. For this 

 committee we would recommend as our 

 first choice, Dr. Mason, because he has a 

 reputation in this line, and would do our 

 State credit. 



"He has been recommended for General 

 Superintendent of the Bee Department 

 of the entire Fair; and if he has this po- 

 sition, it may be out of the question for 

 him to act as State Superintendent. 



"In case the expected engagement of 

 Dr. Mason should be consummated, we 

 recommend as State Superintendent, in 

 charge of the collection and arrange- 

 ment of our exhibit, under advisement of 

 Dr. Mason, Miss Dema Bennett. She 

 has been recommended for this position 

 by the Progressive Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, located in Northeastern Ohio, and 

 has been our efficient Secretary and 

 Treasurer for the past two years. 



"J. T. Calvert, Chairman.'''' 



J. T. Calvert then read a very interest- 

 ing essay on "Freight classification for 

 bee-keepers." He also gave answers to 

 questions on the subject, which showed 

 how well he was acquainted with the 

 matter in hand. 



"The advantages of using foundation," 

 were given in an essay by W. Z. Hutch- 

 inson. 



E. E. Hasty — In these late years, bee- 

 keepers have not got their money back 

 on foundation. 



J. B. Hains — I have not, on that or 

 anything else. I bought it when it was 

 $1.50 per pound, and as long as I keep 

 bees I shall use foundation. I will do 

 what is right by the bees, and if I do not 

 get returns, it will not be my fault. 



S. R. Morris — I have used full sheets 

 for several years, to decided advantage. 

 This season I have-received $5 for every 

 $1 invested, by actual itemized account. 



F. A. Eaton — I have made it pay, and 

 my book will show it. I use full sheets 

 in sections. 



Mr. Bleesch— In case you put in full 

 sheets, and honey is coming in slow, do 

 not the bees eat it? 



F. A. Eaton — Not unless it is put in 

 too late. 



E. E. Hasty — If you are having from 

 6 to 12 pounds per day, I say use full 

 sheets; but if only 2 or 3 pounds, it does 

 not pay. 



W. Z. Hutchinson — I understand this 

 about as Brother Hasty; I think we can 

 use foundation to enormous advantage 

 by using full sheets, when honey is com- 

 ing in plentifully. 



Mr. Harris — I think half a sheet of 

 foundation pays best. 



W. Z. Hutchinson — If half a sheet 

 pays, why will not a full sheet pay 

 petter? 



(To be continued.) 



PoDlar Trees and Honey— Foul-Brood. 



WM. 11. BARCLAY. 



An inquiry arose some months ago as 

 to whether the poplar furnished any 

 honey for our bees. I was somewhat 

 surprised that it was not sooner replied 

 to, and was glad to note the very 

 proper answer given by Rev. M. Mahin 

 in the last Bee Journal. 



He is entirely correct when he classes 

 the honey-bearing tree as Liriodendron 

 TuUpifera. It is not, properly speaking, 

 a poplar, but belongs to the order of 

 magnolias. The mistake probably oc- 

 curred from the fact that throughout 

 our Middle States, the tree is almost 

 universally called the yellow poplar. 



In the fourth edition of " Landscape 

 Gardening and Rural Architecture," 

 page 255, by the Jate lamented A. J. 

 Downing, will be found a most satisfac- 

 tory description of this beautiful tree, 

 which Mr. D. asserts, " that, in his esti- 

 mation, is decidedly the most stately tree 

 in America," and mentions a specimen, 

 three and one-half miles from Louisville, 

 found by the younger Michaux, "which 

 measured, at 5 feet from the ground, 

 22>^ feet in circumferance, with a cor- 

 responding elevation of 130 feet." 



Mr. Downing describes the tree thus : 

 " The foliage is rich and glossy, and has 

 a very peculiar form, being cut off, as it 

 were, at the extremity, and slightly 

 notched and divided into two-sided lobes. 

 The breadth of the leaves is 6 or 8. 

 inches. 



The flowers, which are shaped like a 

 large tulip, are composed of six thick, 

 yellow petals, mottl'ed on the inner sur- 



