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various varieties of the cherry, and -at the time of 
blooming they are perfectly surrounded by the bees. 
The various varieties of the raspberry, furnish a deli- 
cious fruit, amply paying for cultivation, besides furn- 
ishing the best of honey, blooming for nearly three 
weeks, during which time a large amount of honey is 
collected. 
For shade and ornamental trees, we would recom- 
mend the hard and soft maple, locust, linden, and the 
chestnut. The gooseberry and currant bushes, will not 
only aid greatly in the ornamentation of a garden and 
surroundings of a house, but yield a large amout of 
fruit, being sufficiently hardy for almost any climate, 
and yield a large amount of honey ; to these may be 
added all the varieties of small fruit. 
Buckwheat should be sown before the middle of 
June ; its great value for bee-pasturage, late in the 
season when other sources are scarce, can only be fully 
appreciated by actual test ; the grain alone "will always 
prove sufficient pay for cultivating it. To induce your 
neighbor to sow it likewise, furnish him the necessary 
seed ; the additional amount of honey will fully repay 
you. Mr. Harbison speaks of it as follows : “ When 
the weather is favorable the bees store honey from it 
very rapidly, faster at times than they can build combs 
to receive it. I have seen them fdl pieces of old comb, 
laid close to the entrance of the hive, with honey, and 
