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Crimson clover. 
wheat; and so eagerly did they seek the 
nectar that as fields in full bloom were 
ploughed under they still continued to fly 
over the land. In view of the length of 
the corolla tube it would seem to be impos¬ 
sible for honeybees to obtain all of the nec¬ 
tar under normal conditions. It is a special 
advantage that it blooms earlier than the 
other clovers, filling in the interval between 
the bloom of the orchards and that of white 
