BOOKS 23 
SESAMUM 
Sesamum is an annual of easy culture. It grows to 
a height of three feet in this climate and the large - 
flowers are very attractive to the bees. It blooms in 
late summer. It is an important source of edible oil in 
the tropics and some experimental plantings are con- 
ducted in this country for study of possible commercial 
adaptation. 
Seed, per packet, 20c, postpaid. 
BOOKS 
A Living From Bees 
By Frank C. Pellett 
A cloth bound book of 335 pages, well illustrated, 
which, as its title suggests, outlines proved methods of 
making a living from bees. The fundamentals of honey 
producing are explained with reasons for every neces- 
sary manipulation. 
Conditions under which beekeeping is practical as an 
exclusive business and when it is better to be followed 
as a sideline are discussed at length. $2.50, postpaid. 
American Honey Plants 
By Frank C. Pellett 
The fourth revised edition of this book includes more 
than 100 plants not mentioned in previous editions. The 
most complete and practical book on honey plants ever 
published. With 200 illustrations and 467 large pages, 
the honey plants of the entire United States and Cana- 
da are extensively reviewed. Beautifully printed and 
bound in serviceable buckram, it is a fine example of 
the highest type of bookmaking. About 1,200 plants 
which are important to the beekeeper are discussed, 
with distribution, time of blooming, quality and yield 
of honey and other useful information. $6.00, postpaid. 
How to Attract Birds 
By Frank C. Pellett 
This little book of 156 pages, fully illustrated with 
the author’s photographs, is an account of forty years’ 
experience with wild birds in several localities. Sug- 
gestions for attracting birds by means of providing 
nest boxes, storm shelters, watering and feeding sta- 
tions and providing suitable surroundings are helpful 
in any situation. $2.50, postpaid. 
Success With Wild Flowers 
By Frank C. Pellett 
An account of the author’s forty years’ experience in 
growing wild flowers in a five acre preserve.  Illus- 
trated with numerous photographs and color plates. 
Cloth bound, 175 pages, $2.50, postpaid. 
