the red clover blossom is so dwarfed that the honey bee can reach its 
nectar. 
Who has not loved the Buddleia, the butterfly bush or summer lilac 
just because it attracts those lovely insects, the butterflies? The social 
flowers of the type composite are very attractive to the butterflies. 
Sweet William, several species of Lychnis that have bright red flowers, 
the carmine flowers of the stemless catchfly, the orange red lily, and 
some of the orchids are among the flowers pollenated by the butter- 
flies. The butterfly flowers are nearly all red flowers but these in- 
sects visit many, which they cannot pollenate, and as they do not 
gather pollen, but live on nectar alone, they are far less important 
than bees, and much less constant in their visits. As a general rule 
the red and yellow flowers are more attractive to the birds and butter- 
flies, while the bees prefer the white and blue flowers. 
The quaint, picturesque straw skep or hive is always desired when 
bees are to be placed in a garden. It is, however, a miserable, out-of- 
date makeshift for the bees. The only way to really get a picturesque 
effect and keep the bees properly is, to use the modern up-to-date 
hives and equipment, and place a straw thatched roof on the top of 
each hive. This gives a quaint and attractive appearance to the square 
white houses, which otherwise present somewhat the effect of a grave 
yard. In placing the hives in your garden do not make the mistake of 
placing them too near where you must work. Bees take a straight 
course, or bee line for home when laden with nectar or pollen, and if 
y6u are walking back and forth in front of their hives, you will be 
struck by their heavily laden bodies, too heavy and coming too fast 
to turn aside. This is a great annoyance to gardener and bees alike, 
which the latter resent by stinging the former. Though small in size, 
the honey bee certainly makes herself felt; but as she yields her life 
when she stings, she forfeits all to protect her home. This instinct of 
protection and loyalty to the hive is only one sign of the government 
or community to which the bee belongs. 
"For where's the state beneath the firmament 
That doth excel the bees for government." Du Bartas. 
High Priced Tulips 
Speculation in Tulips has again started in Holland. One bushel of 
the marvelous Tulip Afterglow was sold on the Haarlem Exchange for 
about $1500 per bushel; the very beautiful Tulip Cherbourg was sold 
for $200 per row of eight bulbs. Darwin TuUp Afterglow is a sport of 
Darwin and Baronne de la Tonnaye. The color is soft apricot orange, 
tinged pink, with a Ught orange edge. It is a really unique color in 
Darwin Tulips. The price paid shows the confidence of Holland 
growers in good TuHps. — The Garden. 
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