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various colours, except white. Frequently the tubes of 

 these flowers are punctured by the bees. 



pERBERIDiE. 



Berberis (Mahoniri) Darioinii. Often visited. 



Papaverace.e. 



Pqpaver. All sorts of single poppies are greatly visited by 

 humble-bees; one correspondent considers that they become 

 intoxicated by the nectar "of these flowers. I have never 

 myself observed this effect. 



FuMARIACE/E. 



Dielytra spectabilis. These flowers are great favourites, but 

 as the nectar cannot be reached legitimately, the bees light 

 on the outside of the keeled sepals and puncture them near 

 the base. In the neighbourhood of Dunedin this spring it 

 was almost impossible to get a spray of Dielytra which had 

 not been more or less disfigured by humble-bees. 



Crucifeb^:. 



Cabbage flowers (Brassica ohracea) are frequented by 

 numbers of bees. 



Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri) is also a great favourite. 

 Virginian Stock (Cheiranthus^ sp.) occasionally visited. 



ReSEDACEJE. 



Reseda odorata. Mignonette is totally neglected in many 

 gardens, while in others it is constantly visited. No doubt 

 bees acquire tastes, and havo their individual preferences. 



VlOLARIE,E. 



Viola odorata. Violets are constantly visited in some 

 gardens and aie quite neglected in others. The same 

 remark applies to the Pansy ( V. tricolor and its hybrids), of 

 which I have seen both white and j r ellow varieties visited, 

 but not frequently. 



I have no record of a single Caryophyllaceous flower being- 

 visited by humble-bees 



Hypericine.e. 



Hypericum sp. A. large kind of St. John's Wort in my 

 garden is occasionally visited. 



Malvaceae. 



Abutilon sp. Reported from Christchurch ; I have not 

 observed them in Dunedin, where Abutilon is mainly a 

 greenhouse plant. 



Tiliace-e. 



The Lime-tree (Tilia europea) when in flower attracts the 

 humble-bees (as well as other insects) in great numbers. 



