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thb bee-kebpbe's gdidb ; 



the cow-pea (Vigna sinensis) of the South, (Fig. 199) has extra 

 floral as well as floral glands. Lupine (IvUpinus perennis) and 

 gill or ground-ivy {Nepeta glechoma) began blooming in May, 

 and now are fully out. This last is a mint, a near relative of 

 catnip. I find there are foreign mints which are excellent 

 honey-plants, and very likely would pay well to sow in waste- 

 places. The matrimony vine (I^ycium vulgare), and the beau- 

 tiful honey-locust (Gleditschia triacanthos), (Fig. 234) are now 

 Fig. 234. 



Honey-Locnxt. — From American Bee Journal. 



full of life, as the bees come and go full-loaded with nectar. 

 In California, the figwort (Scrophularia californica) contributes 

 to the honey-supply. The wild buckwheat (Fig. 235) blooms 

 profusely in all parts of Southern California from June to 

 frost. It yields much amber honey of excellent quality, 

 though from its color it is second grade. Next to the sages it 

 is the best wild honey-plant of the section. Our brothers of 

 the South reap a. rich harvest from the great staple, cotton 



