Gleanings in bee culture . Fuclisia Parsonsia heterophylla August to December. This tree is most valuable for its honey and pollen which are a never failing standby in the spring- T -1 1, 41 1 14 „f„ months owing to its long peiiod of bloom. Leaves silvery beneath; lanceolate or ovate w ^ j, t, ^ lanceolate; flowers drooping, one inch long;calyx dark purple, petals red purple; pol-len blue; berry oblong; flowering period. Sophora tetraptera Myoporum laetum 1124 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE One of my yards built up wonderfully andstored considerable surplus from this sourcebefore clove
Gleanings in bee culture . Fuclisia Parsonsia heterophylla August to December. This tree is most valuable for its honey and pollen which are a never failing standby in the spring- T -1 1, 41 1 14 „f„ months owing to its long peiiod of bloom. Leaves silvery beneath; lanceolate or ovate w ^ j, t, ^ lanceolate; flowers drooping, one inch long;calyx dark purple, petals red purple; pol-len blue; berry oblong; flowering period. Sophora tetraptera Myoporum laetum 1124 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE One of my yards built up wonderfully andstored considerable surplus from this sourcebefore clover commenced to yield. It growsbest in damp places along the bottoms ofgullies and small creeks. I cannot saywhether it would stand the severe winter ofthe middle states. It will stand a certainamount of frost, but I have seen the youngleaves cut by a severe late frost. Theflower is not as handsome as its SouthAmerican cousin, but it is more valuableto the beekeeper as a sj^ring stimulant. 2. Sopliora tetraptera, yellow kowhai, ahandsome tree attaining over 40 ft. inheight; pinnate leaves; large gold-coloredblossoms; trees often bare of leaves inspring; flowers produced in axils of leaf-less branches; calyx greenish. It blooms inSeptember and October. The tree growsbest on dry stony places. It is slow-grow-ing, but produces a very hard and durabletimber. The How of honey and pollen fromthis source enables us to make an earlysta
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