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nip, Pea, Peach tree, Pear tree, Peppermint, Plane tree, 

 Plum tree. Poplar tree, Poppy, Primrose, Privet. Eadish, 

 Eagweed, Easpberry, Eosemary (wild), Eoses (single,) 

 Eudbeckise. Saffron, Sage, Saintfoin, St. John's wort. 

 Savory (Avinter,) Snowdrop, Snowberry tree. Stock (single,) 

 Strawberry, Sunflower, Sycamore tree, Squash. Tan- 

 sy (wild,) Tare, Teasel, Thistle, (common,) Thistle 

 (sow,) Thyme (lemon,) Thyme (wild,) Trefoil, Turnip. 

 Vetch, Violet (single). Wallflower (single), Woad, Wil- 

 low-herb, Willow tree. Yellow weasel-snout." 



CHAPTER XIX. 



The Anger of Bees — Remedies for their stings— Instincts of Bees. 



If the bee was disposed to use its effective weapon, when 

 not provoked, its domestication would be entirely out of the 

 question. The same remark, however, is equally true of 

 the ox, the horse, or the dog. If these faithful servants of 

 man, were respectively determined to use, to the very ut- 

 most, horns, heels, and teeth, to his injury, he could never 

 have subjected them to his peaceful authority. The gentle- 

 ness of the honey-bee, when kindly treated, and managed 

 by those who understand its instincts, has in this treatise 

 been frequently spoken of, and I do not hesitate to say that 

 it is more easily and completely subject to human control, 

 than any other living creature which man has attempted to 

 domesticate. Whenever they are gorged with honey, they 

 will allow any amount of handling which does not hurt them, 

 without the slighest show of anger. For the gratification of 



