PA8TUUAGE. 



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rig. 127. (From L'Apiooltore.) 

 YELLOW OR OFFICINAL MBLILOT. 



.ands and marshy places, give a very abundant honey-crop 

 in the latter part of the Summer. They form the bulk of 

 what is called the "Fall crop " in this latitude. 



In California the sage, in Texas the horse-mint, in Flor- 

 ida the mangrove, form the main honey-harvests of those 

 countries. 



706. We here present a list of the flowers known as 



being visited by the bees for their nectar or fortheir pollen. 



We have grouped them in Families, and we give engravings 



of their most prominent types, in order to help the Apiarist 



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