February. byo. 
AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
placed deeper. The sarfat-e of the »of 1 
which is over the roots should be flue and 
light, l—CiiUse the capillarity 1.1 then broken 
up find the moisture cannot escape.- llx. 
The Relation of Bees to Horticulture 
Hy C. I’ Duiianl. 
The honey-bee follow*, tin* white in.in in 
hi* civilizing course, In tin- inniitry it 
least. It wit* unknown to the Indian nil 
nil erldeuro Hint mm it* Btieli IntM-ct w.i, 
lieei-viiry to the welfare of the wild Bow 
ers of A merloi. Is to be found in ihe f« t 
Hint the different specie* of wasps, her 
nets, bumble-bins, And other hODet (Bill 
crltiff Insects, were very numerous when 
flic country was flrsi settled 
Uccft are tiirful in the fertilizing of nj.i-i 
flowers, and In gome coses their pre-cucc, 
or that of somp other heney-gatheric* In- 
sect. Is indispensable in she production .,f 
fruit. Their role in this matter of fertili- 
zation. will he the subject of my e*~ny 
Most of you nre ac<ittainted with the eh- 
-1 yellow substance that many people «n;» 
take for beeswax? That !* pollen, which 
- catted ' bee-bread" after il has -rntewd 
the hiv*. as It I* n»ed almost entirety to 
<• Pd the young larvae m the emirs.' of Uu-tr 
it'JW th 
The '--p carries her lwory In her first 
stomach, nr hunt-* or, but usuir-- r.a» 
wisHv pre.Tid-d her with hnsk'is (cavities 
oh her j*<*ier1or lic»i to i .-vrry t i*otbfi, 
ami a* this pollen !« I «.«ely |ci. b.-t i« 
tl nvltle*. ...ibxl on ttntcL n. * f»nr,-r 
In-ols a ruck ebb - hay, email [«■*• 
tK-lga of It are dropped as aim aces from 
bteeaom to Mossoui. and serve the pur 
pose* of fertilization 
lt» some plants the organ* of reproduc- 
tion (male and female) ar> on different 
Wo- sums, some distance apart. »ud In 
many of then plants th* interference of 
the bee Is absolutely necypsaary Th ■ mel 
on, eu* umber ami pumpkin are in th;* «ir- 
uatioii. The male Ksnonu of these plants 
produce pollen in *ueh abundance that the 
the pollen fab. upon the feas- 
or i* earrl'-d to it *,v ibe ore. - 
s«m*. rase* th.-*e tmev* fail 
«bi?le «h«lk grwwn* slow 
rile Of a f-efeto field may pry 
erwii i hough very thrifty, sia.fi 
The pom a has twv>n *oifft«1 iw» 
ear 
lu Other ,-seea, the r*pw«lu 
■re m« farrhet rrr-c.rM tm 
lad!*; 
MB*. 
IB 
Jon 
oruer. twine on alto 
»« la hemp f« th 
isry^st: 
a feat in»un-.-« p ) _ 
wh.Vh were perfect in ropninlnrlitif power 
When left to namr*. have hc-nun- "tnper 
feet by ruin ration. The strawberry la 
among these. A number of varter.es hoy* 
either no stamen*, or very imperfect ones. 
*° 'bat 'her mm* he planted fa - lose prog. 
Unity with other varieties possessing !«uh 
.tan . n* and p'.tlls The am- «f the boner- 
Potato Digging in Florid* 
•I.. 
affi-.e 
bee hju 
incuts of I mi tnny, and know tin struct un* 
of flow ers. The organs of reproduction 
iviueiKt of gtiituen* (or mate organ*' and of 
pistil* tor female ore t os I The pollen or 
fwtUlglug dust I* pfodu.nl by th. -by- 
men*. and must reach the pistil, or the 
blossom I* I in inn. More Hub this II Is 
UiH'cS'.yry that there -build l«* - nor lot. - 
inlug lln K or irn>«« biv. diug 1>. tv*. . n the dlf- 
ferent flower* of one plant or tire, and 
also tie! ween llie bl.n.oms of -i-v.r.il tr»ns 
Of the sains kind, for in many . n*o*. tar 
ICO Ur « would follow y loo n -a ml- In 
breeding 
The role of the honey gathering Ins.-ct* 
1« to bring about this i-ru"-1ng, and the 
hOOev-bw Is, of all. the In-at fitted fo. It, 
for she not only guttiers the honey and •*> 
no doing sent ten the frrltl'/tug dust which 
becomes attached to the In <• if h-r b ty. 
but she also cither , thl* (e.llen and take* 
il home for her own UAiier Hate you 
ever xvatchcd a colony of h.-<» in the busy 
- nsoti, and M>>tt ibe tilth- in-fcts miul'ic 
home with Ihclr pouter ■ or let* Uuuled w'I’j 
lvi^s H. u visit then*. o(t»u lo*«k *• If t'wj 
lev. i rolled in )-*w.lcrc1 t->M-*lit»t n.. . 
hatrs being aliaotutely covered wtUi 11* 
might dust After Ttrit'.ig tlw male Mu- 
- til for pollen, He y go to tic ntb. r f.'t 
hooey, and ihua cause fee uni 1st. ’oil Puiep 
kins and mslowi brine cleoeiy * I 
breeding i» pos-'K. . fevn-.u th* in, «a.‘i 
the b*Jji of the bee. w t— n u vh-c i »-*\ 
Ijoilv. and tt - n»;.lt *• » lu.-ngret *r. 
ruble will. H I* rf • use. ro.pt din- 
i rate (he action of in thl* •«<* - 
t hi n* are other pl.tut- - > «i as osi. to 
rvhl.h Ibe two ldos*.'tii* although fim 
are not t**Hed by 
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the* hay* oc h<"w 
the mate h'. -sf.m 
and Hie r«'ih »> ! * 
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