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furnish sufficient pasturage for one hundred stocks of bees. Certainly 

 I have nothing in my list of plants, unless it is the English mustard, 

 that bees work more freely on. Honey made from this plant has the 

 most delicious flavor of any we have ever tasted, and where it has been 

 tested in market, is far ahead of California or any other brands of honey 

 and brings much higher price. " 



Mr. Wm. Thompson, of Michigan, confirms these statements general- 

 ly, from his own experience in raising this plant, and adds, "Bee- 

 keepers, after this, need not concern themselves about selecting a favor- 

 able location for their apiary. They can make it what they will, at very 

 little expense. An acre of land put into good fertile condition, and 

 planted in mignonette, will accomplish all that is necessary to render 

 the situation as favorable as any that can be found. This adds another 

 to the discoveries, which are rendering bee-keeping a thoroughly estab- 

 lished science, and giving the bee-keeper an entire control of the 

 situation." 



The seed is about twice as large as that of the turnip, and it requires 

 from one and one-half to two pounds to the acre. It can be obtained 

 from any florist or from this office by the package, ounce, or pound. It 

 costs about $1.50 per pound, twenty-five cents per ounce, or ten cents 

 per paper. The established sweet varieties are, we believe, the 

 best for honey. 



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Next to mignonette stands mustard, as one to be cultivated for honey. 

 It blossoms at the time of the drought between white clover and 

 buckwheat. It should be sown in Spring as early as the weather 

 and soil will permit, planting from four to six quarts to the acre. It is 



