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BEE PASTURAGE. 
would tms secretion be discharged, and falling on the 
leaves below them, be honey-dew? If they were 
situated on some lofty trees, and it lodged on the 
leaves of small bushes near the earth, it would, with 
some authors. 
These questions I shall not answer at present. As 
for theory, I shall probably have enough before I get 
''■through, where I hope the subject may be more in- 
teresting.* • 
We will now return to the flowers, and see what 
few there are yet to appear, after the middle of July. 
The button-ball bush ( Ceplialanthus Occidentalis) is 
now much frequented for honey. Also, our vines, 
melons, cucumbers, squashes, and pumpkins. The 
latter are visited only in the morning, and honey is the 
only thing obtained ; notwithstanding the bee is cov- 
ered with farina, it is not kneaded into pellets on its 
legs. I have seen it stated that bees never get honey 
early in the morning, but pollen instead. Now it is 
•Since the foregoing was written, I have made some further observ- 
ations on this subject. In August, 1852, I noticed, on passing under 
some willow trees, ( Salix Vilellina,) that leaves, grass, and stones, 
were covered with a wet or shining substance. On looking among the 
branches, I found nearly all the smallest were covered with a species 
of large black aphis, apparently engaged in sucking the juices, and 
occasionally discharging a minute drop of a transparent liquid. I 
guessed this might be the honey-dew. As this was early in the morn- 
ing, I resolved to visit this place again, as soon as the sun got up far 
enough to start out the bees, and see if they collected any of It. On 
my return I found not only bees in hundreds, but ants, hornets, and 
wasps. Some were on the branches with the aphis, others on the 
leaves and larger branches. Some of them were even on the stones 
and grass under the trees, collecting it. 
