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ATLANTIC, IOWA 
WINTER AND SPRING 1947-1948 
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Seeds of 
Featuring Unusual New Plants 


Pellett Clover in bloom. 
Honey Bees are vital to agriculture. The bee-keeping 
industry is fast gaining recognition, not only ag 
source of livelihood to bee-keepers, but for the far n 
important role in the pollination of the crops from Wine. 
the nectar is secured. When the country was new, the 
pollination was effected by wild bees, but with the ad- 
vance of civilization their nesting places are largely de- 
stroyed and in some localities pollination is almost 
wholly dependent upon the work of the honey bee. It 
is now estimated that the value of the honey bee in the 
pollination of agricultural crops is worth from ten to 
fifty times the value of the honey harvested by the bee- 
keeper. 

As the interest in bee-keeping increases, so also the 
interest in honey plants. Although the principal honey 
flows are often obtained from one or two sources during 
a short period, the existence of bee-keeping and _ like- 
wise the presence of honey bees for pollination also de- 
pend upon a large variety of the minor sources of nec- 
tar. It is important that there is some available nectar 
and pollen to sustain the bees from early spring until 
late in the fall. 
_As the interest in honey plants increases, it is our en- 
deavor to aid in the distribution of an increasing num- 
ber of plants especially selected for nectar. In addition 
to-some tried and proven forage crops, we offer seeds of 
plants which are adaptable for establishing on waste 
lands and roadsides, some especially attractive for those 
who wish to cultivate a bee garden, and most important, 
some good honey plants which promise to become im- 
portant for other agricultural uses. 
