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MANAGEMENT OF HONEY BEES, NO. 17 , ETC. 
and when two persons have named or described a 
new variety, then the name first published, if con¬ 
sistent with the above, shall be the name of the fruit. 
Rule 3 d .—The description shall embrace the fol¬ 
lowing particulars :—The size, form, and exterior 
color ; the texture and color of the flesh ; the flavor 
and time of ripening of the fruit, with the addition 
in stone fruits of the size of the stone, adherence or 
non-adherence of the flesh, form of the suture, and 
the hollow of the stem : and in kernel fruits the 
size of the core and seeds, the length, position, and 
insertion of the stalk, and form of the eye. In 
peaches, the form of the leaf glands, and size of the 
blossoms. In grapes, the form of the branches; 
and in strawberries the character of the blossoms, 
whether staminate or pistillate ; and also where 
there is any marked character in the foliage, growth 
of the young wood, or bearing tree, the same shall 
be given. 
Rule 4th .—In giving names to newly-originated 
varieties, those in some way descriptive of the 
qualities, origin, or habit of fruit or tree, or those 
which commemorate a particular place or person, 
shall be preferred. All harsh or inelegant names 
must be avoided, and unless the originator’s name 
be added, no name must be given which consists of 
more than two words, and no fruit introduced from 
abroad shall be re-named. 
Rule 5th .—Before giving a name to a new fruit, 
its qualities should be decided by at least two sea¬ 
sons' experience, and no new fruit can be safely re¬ 
commended for general cultivation until the same 
has been tested and found valuable in more than one 
locality. 
The above rules of pomology, as adopted by the 
State Society, we think more just and equitable 
than any others which have before been published. 
By these rules, it will be perceived that no paper, 
however extensive in its circulation, nor any particu¬ 
lar writer can monopolize the naming of fruits, as 
already has been attempted to be done, in one or 
more instances, well known to the public. 
GARDEN FORKS. 
These implements are preferred by many to the 
spade, even for digging 
open beds; for the 
compartments or ground 
can be turned over by 
them quite as easy, 
with less labor, and the 
pulverization of the soil 
will be more complete. 
For stirring the earth in 
plantations, shrubberies, 
fruit borders, &c., a three 
pronged fork is often 
employed, but one with 
four prongs is no less 
objectionable, as it will 
more thoroughly divide 
the particles of the 
soil. Price from $1 to 
$2 each. 
Manure Forks.— 
The best forks for hand¬ 
ling manure, are those 
manufactured by Messrs. Partridge and Hopkins. 
These are cut out of plates of cast steel, and have 
from four to ten tines each. They are strong, 
quite elastic, and if properly used, will endure for 
a long time. Prices from $2 to $5, or 50 cents a 
tine. We have other manure forks from 75 cents to 
$1.50 each. 
Fig. 22. 
MANAGEMENT OF HONEY BEES—No. 17. 
Bee Pasturage .—There is a mistaken opinion 
prevalent with those who are not familiar with 
the honey bee, that those locations, where nume¬ 
rous flower gardens may be found, adorned with all 
the rich and rare varieties of flowering shrubs, 
roses, &c., are the most suitable for the prosperity 
of bees ; but this is a great mistake. Flower gar¬ 
dens, in general, have but few attractions, for the 
honey bee, their great harvest being in the fields, 
where the flowers of nature invite them to an ex¬ 
haustless banquet. 
The common white, or Dutch clover (Trifolium 
repens), that we often see spread on the road side, 
and in the fields, with a profusion that calls forth 
our admiration, is the chief resource of the 
honey bee; and I think I may truly say, that 
without the spontaneous growth of this clover, in 
the vicinity of the apiary, prosperity and success, 
in keeping bees, is out of the question, unless crops 
are sown expressly for their benefit of some kind. 
This white clover may be sown to advantage, in 
such cases, or buckwheat would do as well, except 
the quality of the honey from buckwheat is very 
inferior to that from clover • indeed, there is no¬ 
thing in this country that yields so pure, so white, 
and so delicious honey as the above-named clover. 
Any person wishing to try his hand at keeping 
bees, should ascertain whether said clover grows 
spontaneously around his residence in profusion ; 
and if so, he has nothing to fear, with tolerable 
management. The distance that bees go in quest 
of honey, I think may be fairly set down to a cir¬ 
cumference of two miles from the apiary ■ and if a 
full supply of honey can be had within one mile, 
they will rarely pass such limits. If no honey 
should be found short of two miles from the apiary, 
it is probable, that the bees would die of starvation 
before they would generally pass those limits. I 
have fully proved the distance, that my bees 
roamed, during the last reason. No one else in a 
certain direction kept bees, and seeing my bees dart 
off in that direction, in great numbers, I examined 
'the fields when white with clover blossoms, and I 
found the bees very thick, within a mile, and very 
few beyond that space. 
The Dutch clover flowers early in June, and con¬ 
tinues till August. This season, is the only time 
in the year that bees can lay up a surplus of honey, 
and a single day, at this period, is of more real im¬ 
portance to bees, in this respect, than a month be¬ 
fore or after • hence, it follows, that if we have 
much unpleasant weather during this season, of 
gathering, the bees cannot do well, and therefore 
they should not be blamed. If we will but notice, 
with what eagerness the bees rush to and fro, dur¬ 
ing this important period, to “make hay while the 
sun shines,” we might well profit from the ex¬ 
ample. 
The willow as an early spring resource, affords 
