126 BEE CULTURE. 
“Make a ring or diamond of ten feet in diameter and 
transplant into it dandelions six inches apart all around the 
outside, then fill up the center by transplanting wild turkey 
peas, thickly set. This is very pretty ; early in spring the 
we 
¥Fia. 95.—Laying out a Flower Bed. 
bed will be white as snow and the border yellow. Both are 
good honey producers, and they come so very early that they 
are quite a luxury for our bees. A hedge all around the 
fences of motherwort is quite a bonanza. You will notice 
that most all the plants I have named for ornamenting are 
Fia. 96.—Care of the Flowers. 
such as will only require planting once, and come from the 
old root for years afterward. Remember, that it is the 
design and in the ingenuity displayed in planting that attracts 
the attention of visitors, more than the quality of plants. 
Common vlants, when ingeniously modeled, are prettier than 
