more from plant to plant, so that they have space to develop well 
and to grow into their small tree form. They are the hardy " Ghent" 
kind and, though no Azaleas actually clash for color, they are 
planted so that those of tender tinting are at the two ends, with a 
gorgeous mass of the reds and yellows towards the middle of the 
length. Planted ■v\dth them is again the sweet Candleberry Gale, 
and the Vacciniums that turn so fine a red in autumn when the 
Azalea leaves are also richly colored. Treated in this manner, 
almost by themselves in ground of a wild character,, these beautiful 
Azaleas are much more effective than in tamer garden use. 
The many bulbous plants, besides the Daffodils, that flower in 
the early year, are more enjoyable and show their truest beauty to 
much greater advantage in the wilder ground than in the restricted 
garden. The fine Dutch Crocuses, as well as several species, are at 
their best in their turf; Sundrops are happiest under trees in any 
strong soil; the Summer Snowflake {Leucojum aestmum) revels in 
moist ground. Spanish Squills {Scilla campanulata) are lovely with 
pale Primroses under trees, and the smaller Scillas and Chionodoxas 
in sunny banks. Then, besides the bulbous plants there are many 
that are better in the T\ild ground than in the garden, such as the 
blue Itahan Anemone appenina, the deeper blue Greek A. hlanda and 
all the varieties of the wood Anemone (.4. nemorosa). 
Dehghtful though the home garden may be there will be found 
in this kind of wild planting a whole new range of interest and percep- 
tion of beauty in the ways of growing and flowering things. 
Swarms and Their Management 
Letitia E. Wright, Jr. 
A swarm is the natural increase made by the bees during a season 
of plenty. It always takes place during a honey flow,* because at 
that time there is sure to be crowding in the hives. Not only are the 
combs in the super being filled with honey, but the queen is stimulated 
to lay a great quantity of eggs, more than a thousand a day so that the 
hive body or brood chamber also is soon completely crowded. A 
swarm is probably the most interesting sight of all the wonders con- 
nected with bees. 
Swarming can be controlled to a great extent by giving the bees 
plenty of room** wMle the honey flow lasts, and by looking carefully 
for queen cells*** and cutting them out. Exciting and interesting 
*Honey flow, a condition when nectar is so plentiful in the flowers that the 
bees store up more honey than they need for themselves. 
**Give more room by placing extra supers on as described in the last article. 
***Queen cells described in article on Life History of the Honey Bee. 
