PASTURAGE. 



expand in succession, often for more than two weeks, and a 

 new swarm will frequently fill its hive from these trees alone. 

 The honey, though dark in color, is of a rich flavor. This 

 tree has been successfully cultivated as a shade tree, even as 

 far North as Southern Vermont, and for the extraordinary 

 beauty of its foliage and blossoms, deserves to be introduced 

 wherever it can be made to grow. 



The Linden or Bass Wood, ( Tilia Americana,) yields 

 large quantities of honey, white in color, and of deli- 

 cious flavor. As this tree blossoms at a season when the col- 

 onies are strong, and the weather usually settled, and when 

 other supplies are beginning to fail, it affords, unquestionably, 

 one of the best supplies for bees. A correspondent of the 

 Beinenzeitung, from Wisconsin, states that in 1853, several 

 of his hives increased one hundred pounds each, in weight, 

 while this tree was in blossom I Judge Fishback, of Balavia, 

 Ohio, informed me that nearly all his surplus honey was 

 gathered from the Bass Wood. 



In most parts of New England, this tree is in such de- 

 mand for cabinet making, that it has already become scarce, 

 and many are unwisely felled when quite small. In some 

 districts, the destruction of the Bass Wood, has done more 

 than any thing else, to diminish the profits of bee-keeping. 

 In vicinities where it abounds, swarms issuing as late even 

 as the middle of July, are often able to fill their hives. This 

 tree blosso«is when quite young, and grows very rapidly. 

 The European variety, besides being less elegant in appear- 

 ance, is infested by worms, and is not so reliable in its honey- 

 yielding qualities. 



The American Linden blossoms soon after the white 

 clover begins to fail, and a majestic tree covered with its 

 yellow clusters, at a season when so few blossoms are to be 

 seen, is a sight most beautiful and refreshing. 



