J.Z2 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



and at the left a plant of common white or Dutch clover, both 

 grown on the same ground. As you will see by looking at the 

 picture, the new plant has leaves as large as those of red clover 

 and in appearance I think they are identical. The blossom, 

 however, which you will see toward the left, looks precisely like 

 a large white-clover blossom. The habit of growth, too, is that 

 of the common white clover, running along the ground and 

 taking root as it goes. A look at the picture will show this, 

 the roots being seen coming from the stalk at the left. 



Just how much value there is in this new clover I do not 

 know. As will be seen, it grows much larger than the common 

 white, but only as its leaves and leaf stems are larger, for it 

 does not grow up. and throw out branches like red clover. It 

 died out the second winter. 



LINDEN, CATNIP, GOLDENROD, ASTERS, HEARTSEASE. 



Linden or basswood (Fig. 49) is a scarce article, the flavor 

 of linden honey being seldom perceptible in- any honey stored 

 by my bees. I take great pleasure, however, in the sight of a 

 row of lindens running from the public road up to the house 

 (Pig. 50). 



Catnip (Fig. 51) is scattered about in some places quile 

 plentifully where it has the protection of hedges, for which it 

 seems to have a great liking. It has a long season. 



Goldenrod (Fig. 52) grows in abundance in several vari- 

 eties, and while other insects may be seen upon it in great 

 numbers, a bee is seldom seen upon it. Much the same may be 

 said of the asters (Figs. 53 and 54). In some places both 

 these plants are said to be well visited by the bees. 



The summer of 1902 was very wet, and for the first time in 

 my observation heartsease (Fig. 56) was busily worked upon 

 by the bees. Probably it was not plentiful enough before. At 

 any rate it has now become a honey plant of importance. In 

 some localities heartease is, I believe, the chief honey plant pro- 

 ducing amber honey. But I think it yields very light honey 

 here. 



CUCUMBERS. 



J think the white-clover crop, for some reason, is more 



