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drawings of those made it would make 

 a book of itself aside from the report. 



The President: I think if we leave 

 Prof. Surface's motion as it is, that 

 we take steps to learn more especially 

 as to the honey producing blossoms, 

 we then can in another motion or later 

 on find a method whereby we can do it 

 most economically; we can then find a 

 botanist and work out the situation in 

 such a way that it will be thoroughly 

 practical and not very expensive. 

 Otherwise it would cost quite a little, 

 as Mr. York has already stated. If 

 you are willing to withdraw the 

 amendment and put the original ques- 

 tion I think we can reach a conclusion 

 better and cheaper. 



(The amendment was withdrawn.) 



Mr. Hershisher: The motion now, 

 as I understand it, is that we take 

 steps. It seems to me that is extremely 

 indefinite. I think the proper motion 

 would be that a committee be ap- 

 pointed to take such steps, and that 

 they devise something or other to bring 

 before the Convention a little later on. 



The President put the motion, which, 

 on a vote having been taken, was de- 

 clared carried. 



The President: I think Prof. Sur- 

 face should take that as an individual, 

 and be Chairman of a Committee 

 which he might choose. 



Prof. Surface: I am willing to 

 help. I would like to name as that 

 Committee the officers of the Nation- 

 al. I believe this ought to be in the 

 hands of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association; and if we could have an 

 official botanist and have the mem- 

 bers send their plants to him he would 

 name them without cost to them. It 

 is remarkable the number of farmers 

 that want plants named. And, Mr. 

 President, as the old lady said when 

 she took an emetic, "It is remarkable 

 how one thing brings up another." 

 (Laughter). I want to make the offer 

 now that if any members of this As- 

 sociation have insects that they care 

 to have named I shall be glad to 

 have them sent to me, as my assistant 

 is making a special study of the in- 

 sect family outside of the honey bee, 

 and we would be glad to co-operate 

 in that way. 



Mr. Hershisher moved, seconded by 

 Mr. Holterman, that Prof. Surface to- 

 gether with the officers of the Nation- 

 al, be such Committee. 



The President put the motion, which. 



on a vote having been taken, was de- 

 clared carried. 



Mr. York: Does that include the 

 Executive Committee or the Board of 

 Directors ? 



Mr. Hershisher: The Constitution 

 of the Association defines the officers'. 



The President: That would include, 

 as I understand it, the President, Sec- 

 retary, General Manager, and the Board 

 of Directors. 



Mr. York: If that is so you will have 

 too large a body. It might be referred 

 to the Board of Directors because they 

 would have to deal with it afterwards. 

 Let it be the President, Vice-President, 

 Secretary and (jeneral Manager. 



Mr. Hershisher: I will include that 

 as part of my motion — the Executive 

 Committee. 



Ml Selser: The color and flavor 

 of hooey from the same plant in dif- 

 ferent locations is a matter of vital 

 importance to me. I seem to find that 

 the soil in which the plant grows, the 

 climatic conditions and the rapidity 

 of the flow have largely to do with the 

 flavor and color of honey. I should 

 be very much obliged if any of these 

 men who get honey from^ golden rod 

 of certain species would send me 

 samples. I would be willing to pay 

 them liberally if they did so; and I 

 might give them some valuable in- 

 formation on that line. 



The President: That is a very lib- 

 eral offer, and we want to be sure be- 

 fore we send a sample to attach the 

 name of the honey plant that the bees 

 are Avorking on. There must be no 

 guess work. 



Rev. Mr. Cleaver: I think we should 

 be sure that the bees have actually 

 worked on those plants. The location 

 of my apiary in a new region entirely 

 to me has brought out some things I 

 never dreamed of. When I went into 

 that country my first question was, 

 "Do you get any buckwheat honey 

 here?" And the answer I got was, 

 "Plenty of it." I said, "What color it 

 it?" And the answer was "Pure 

 white." I think as many as twenty 

 different farmers told me that their 

 buckwheat honey was pure white. 

 Now, I have been there two years and 

 I have had no honey but pure white 

 honey in the buckwheat season, but 

 the honey of course was not buck- 

 wheat honey. There are farmers who 

 sell their pure white honey for buck- 

 wheat honey. If they would send 

 samples to these persons who make 



