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Deadly Feasts - The "Prion" Controversy and the Public's Health (Paperback, 1st Touchstone ed): Richard Rhodes Deadly Feasts - The "Prion" Controversy and the Public's Health (Paperback, 1st Touchstone ed)
Richard Rhodes
R457 R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this brilliant and gripping medical detective story. Richard Rhodes follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain disease that first kills cannibals in New Guinea, then cattle and young people in Britain and France -- and that has already been traced to food animals in the United States. In a new Afterword for the paperback, Rhodes reports the latest U.S. and worldwide developments of a burgeoning global threat.

Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling, and Training (Volume 1) (Hardcover): Victor Wang Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling, and Training (Volume 1) (Hardcover)
Victor Wang
R15,822 Discovery Miles 158 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aliens and Us Are We Prepared Yet? (Hardcover): Vikas Gupta Aliens and Us Are We Prepared Yet? (Hardcover)
Vikas Gupta
R922 Discovery Miles 9 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The subject of aliens is not a new one and has been around for a really long time now. We talk about it all the time.News and articles about the possibility of alien visits or attacks are everywhere. Perhaps this has become socommon that people have started to shrug it off, thinking this is just one of those science fiction topics that medialoves to sensationalize.If all of a sudden we have an alien encounter one day, are we psychologically prepared for this? Like many of youeven I think we are not. In fact we might be in a state of shock as they might turn out to be completely differentfrom any of our imaginations about them. But if we are prepared for "anything," then such an alien encountermight not be shocking.The objective of this book is to prepare its readers psychologically to deal with the subject of aliens and thefirst alien encounter. In other words aiming to prepare humanity with the cope of a possible shock upon animpending alien encounter.There are a lot of mysteries in this world that might have some paranormal behavior associated to them, but theyare kind of scattered and appear here and there. In other words although these mysteries have been documentedwell enough by a lot of people from time to time, but they do not appear related.This book attempts to bring together these mysteries and relate them with one possible explanation that iscommon, the alien connection. Also it is trying to bring this subject out from the confines of a circle of scientists, subject experts and enthusiasts to a common person. So this book is for a common man by a common man.

CBD - For Healing Opioid Addiction (Hardcover): Jose Jones CBD - For Healing Opioid Addiction (Hardcover)
Jose Jones
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Behavioral and Neural Genetics of Zebrafish (Hardcover): Robert T. Gerlai Behavioral and Neural Genetics of Zebrafish (Hardcover)
Robert T. Gerlai
R3,774 Discovery Miles 37 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Behavioral and Neural Genetics of Zebrafish assembles the state-of-the-art methodologies and current concepts pertinent to their neurobehavioral genetics. Discussing their natural behavior, motor function, learning and memory, this book focuses on the fry and adult zebrafish, featuring a comprehensive account of modern genetic and neural methods adapted to, or specifically developed for, Danio rerio. Numerous examples of how these behavioral methods may be utilized for disease models using the zebrafish are presented, as is a section on bioinformatics and "big-data" related questions.

NPA Personality Theory in Images (Hardcover): A. M. Benis NPA Personality Theory in Images (Hardcover)
A. M. Benis
R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

by A. M. Benis, Sc.D., M.D. This book brings together 179 evocative images that illustrate the essential elements of the NPA model of personality. Particular attention is given to gestures, poses and behaviorisms. Personality types are illustrated with the use of caricatures of well-known individuals and images of historical figures, where you will meet individuals as diverse as Mary Lincoln, Angela Merkel and Rasputin. Topics include narcissism, perfectionism, aggression, dominance and submissiveness, inversions, as well as conditions such as the autistic savant, Down's syndrome and panic disorder. A chapter of images is devoted to the evolutionary origins of personality traits and to their geographic distribution. For readers not acquainted with the NPA model, a synopsis of the basic theory is included in the Appendix. For those interested in a novel theory of personality based on genetic traits, this book would serve as a fine introduction. Hardcover, 244 pp., synopsis, maps, glossary.

Handbook of Anglophone World Literatures (Hardcover): Stefan Helgesson, Birgit Neumann, Gabriele Rippl Handbook of Anglophone World Literatures (Hardcover)
Stefan Helgesson, Birgit Neumann, Gabriele Rippl
R7,407 Discovery Miles 74 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Handbook of Anglophone World Literatures is the first globally comprehensive attempt to chart the rich field of world literatures in English. Part I navigates different usages of the term 'world literature' from an historical point of view. Part II discusses a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to world literature. This is also where the handbook's conceptualisation of 'Anglophone world literatures' - in the plural - is developed and interrogated in juxtaposition with proximate fields of inquiry such as postcolonialism, translation studies, memory studies and environmental humanities. Part III charts sociological approaches to Anglophone world literatures, considering their commodification, distribution, translation and canonisation on the international book market. Part IV, finally, is dedicated to the geographies of Anglophone world literatures and provides sample interpretations of literary texts written in English.

Practical Power Electronics - Applications, Experiments and Animations (Hardcover): Mustafa Husain Practical Power Electronics - Applications, Experiments and Animations (Hardcover)
Mustafa Husain
R793 Discovery Miles 7 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Carnivorous Plants (Hardcover): Francis Ernest Lloyd The Carnivorous Plants (Hardcover)
Francis Ernest Lloyd
R1,119 Discovery Miles 11 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Text extracted from opening pages of book: TL CARNIVOROUS PLANTS BY FRANCIS ERNEST LLOYD D. Sc. k c. ( Wal f, ); F. R. S. C., F. L. S. Emeritus Professor of Botany, M. cGill University 1942 WALTHAM, MASS., U. S. A. Puomned oy the Cnronica Botanica Company First published MCMXLH By the Chronica Botanica Company of Waltham, Mass., U. S. A. All rights reserved New York, N. Y.: G. E. Stechert and Co., 31 East loth Street. San Francisco, CaL: J. W. Stacey, Inc., 236-238 Flood Building. Toronto 2: Wm. Dawson Subscription Service, Ltd., 70 King Street, East. Mexico, D. F.: Livraria Cervantes, Calle de 57 No. i, Despacho 3; Ap. 2302. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Kosmos, Caixa Postal 3481. Buenos Aires: Acme Agency, Bartolom6 Mitre 552. Santiago de Chile: Livraria Zamorano y Caperan, Casilla 362. London, W. 1: Wm. Dawson and Sons, Ltd., 43 Weymouth Street. Moscow: Mezhdunarodnaja Kniga, Kouznetski Most 18. Calcutta: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 294 Bow Bazar Street. Johannesburg: Juta and Co., Ltd., 43 Pritchard Street. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Ltd., 89 Castlereagh Street. Made and printed in the U. S. A. PREFACE The experience which has led to the writing of this book began in 1929 when, examining a species related to Utricularia gibba, / made an observation of some importance in understanding the mechanism of the trap. This begot a desire to study as many other species of the genus as I could obtain for com parison, primarily to determine the validity of my conclusions. My feeling that research in this field was promising was strengthened by the discovery that the pertinent literature was singularly barren of the information most needed, that is to say, precise accounts of the structure of theentrance mechanisms of the traps. And an examination of much herbarium material, because of the meagreness of the underground parts of the terrestrial types resulting from indifferent methods of collection, forced the conclusion that, even had other difficulties inherent in studying dried material not intervened, it would be necessary to obtain adequately preserved specimens. This meant a wide cor re spondence and, if possible, extensive travel. The uncertainty of achieving the latter made the former imperative. The responses to my requests for help were numerous and generous from all parts of the world, with the result that there came to me from many sources well preserved material which fairly represented the genus, for it brought to me some 100 of the total of 250 or more species. The most lavish single contribu tion was put at my disposal by my teacher and friend, KARL VON GOEBEL, who gave me a collection of Utricularia collected by him in the tropics of the Old and New Worlds, and in temperate Australia. Many others, while they may have contributed less in amount, could have been no less generous, for the work of collecting, preserving, packing and posting specimens is by no means an easy job. Travels included two journeys, one to Africa and one to Africa and Aus tralia, the latter made possible by a parting gift from my colleagues of McGill University on my retirement from the Macdonald Chair of Botany in 1935. At the university centres visited I was afforded all kinds of help: laboratory space, guidance to promising localities and means of transportation. Several summers were spent also at the Botanical Institute of the University of Munich on the original invitation of ProfessorGOEBEL, seconded, after his death, by Professor F. VON WETTSTEIN and his successor Dr. F. C. VON FABER. During my preoccupation with Utricularia / had to prepare two presi dential addresses, and I was thus led, as has many another in like circum stances, to give an account of the whole field of plant carnivory. My interests were widened in this way, and soon I became imbued with the idea of bringing together, and perhaps of adding to, our knowledge of this fascinating group of plants. This extended my list of desiderata. On my requests sent to various correspondent

Histological Technique - A Guide For Use In A Laboratory Course In Histology (Hardcover): B. F Kingsbury Histological Technique - A Guide For Use In A Laboratory Course In Histology (Hardcover)
B. F Kingsbury
R825 Discovery Miles 8 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Text extracted from opening pages of book: HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE A GUIDE FOR USE IN A LABORATORY COURSE IN HISTOLOGY BY B. F. KINGSBURY, PH. D., M. D. AND 0. A. JOHANNSEN, PH. D. COKNELL UNIVEltSITY, IXiUCAy N. Y. FIRST EDITION SECOND PRINTING WITH REVISIONS NEW YORK JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. LONDON: CHAPMAN & HALL, LIMITED 1935 COPYRIGHT, 1927, 1935, BY BENJAMIN F. KINGSBURY AND OSKAR A. JO1IANNSKN All Rights Reserved This hook or any part thereof must not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Printed in U. S. A. Printing Composition and Plates Binding F. H. GILSON CO. TECHNICAL COMPOSITION CO. STANHOPE BINDERY BOSTON CAMBRIDGE BOSTON PREFACE The following represents the combination of technique notes written by the first author for use in connection with courses in Histology offered by him for medical, premedical, and veterinary students, with a similar outline of histological methods designed by the second author for use in courses dealing primarily with the histology of insects. Inasmuch as the methods-for the microscopic examination of animal structure are fundamentally the same, whether the struc ture is normal or pathological, the approach medical or zoological, it is believed that there has been here produced a book of much broader usefulness, without in any way sacrificing its value in histological work of more specific application. A rigid selection has been exercised, so that of the multitudinous methods employed in microscopic work only those are here given which meet the requirements for attaining a broad practical knowledge of animal structure. In special investigations it is necessary to make a study of theparticular technical needs of the problem, and for this it is well to consult the larger works, of which may be mentioned: The Encyclopedia of Microscopic Technique [ 10]; The Microtomist's Vade-mecum, by A. B. Lee [ 35]; Mallory. and Wright, Pathological Technique [ 38]; Schu bcrg, A. [ 46]. These, as well as other books and articles, are listed in the Appendix, and reference is made to them in the text, either directly or by number [ in brackets]. Furthermore, in many in stances, direct reference to important papers is given in the text, thereby increasing the usefulness of the book for advanced stu dents in special fields. While the aim has been to present methods for the microscopic examination of any animal form, the emphasis is nevertheless placed on the technical needs of the premedical ( or medical) student and the student of Entomology. For the loan of most of the cuts the writers are indebted to the Bausch Lomb Optical Co., E. Leitz, Inc., Spencer Lens Co., the Will Corporation, and C. Zeiss, Inc. in CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION vii FIXATION 1 Fixers, List of 6 ISOLATION 12 SECTIONING AND IMBEDDING 15 Schema for Imbedding 17 The Paraffin Method 18 The Ceiloidin Method 26 The Paraffin-Celloidin Method 33 The Freezing Method 35 STAINING 37 Stains, List of 41 Preparations for Staining 50 Schema for Staining 54 MOUNTING, SEALING AND LABELING 56 Slides and Covers 61 THE MICROSCOPE AND ACCESSORIES 63 SPECIAL METHODS 70 The Cell 70 Chitin 74 Connective Tissue 76 Muscle 81 The Nervous System 83 The Blood 95 Fine Injection 98 Silver Nitrate Impregnation 100 Histo-chemical Methods 101 SPECIAL METHODS FOR VARIOUS ANIMAL FORMS 107 Invertebrates in General 107 Arthropoda 118 PlanktonOrganisms 124 Taxonomic Material 126 APPENDIX 131 REFERENCES 133 INDEX 137 v INTRODUCTION Very few structures of the animal organism can be adequately examined microscopically without being first subjected to a pre paratory treatment involving in many cases the employment of complicated methods. Save in the case of the body fluids and certain membranes, animal tissues are bulky, more or less opaque, and therefore unsuited for examination under the microscope, which requires surface or thin layers of substance. Examination is made possible in such cases in one of two ways: the

Modern Approaches to Non-Perturbative QCD and other Confining Gauge Theories (Hardcover): Dmitry Antonov Modern Approaches to Non-Perturbative QCD and other Confining Gauge Theories (Hardcover)
Dmitry Antonov
R1,750 R1,513 Discovery Miles 15 130 Save R237 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Journey of Mind - Evolution of Knowledge Consciousness (Hardcover): Rajesh Jayaram The Journey of Mind - Evolution of Knowledge Consciousness (Hardcover)
Rajesh Jayaram
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is all about wisdom for curious minds continuously thriving to become a learned wise man. The objective of this book is not to give readers a fiction or fantasy to create an imagination in readers mind; it is all about scientific, hidden, rare, significant, researchful, historical, philosophical, idealogical, and derived informations. The author also did not miss to deal with conspiring thoughts that has taken shape as cult and ritual practices, which has been beautifully identified from all major religion and questions the preachers and scholars on the topics that were not explained properly and why it has been kept hidden, cautioning the readers and catering with well-perceptioned hints from the actual scriptures.

Using Remote Sensing Techniques to Improve Hydrological Predictions in a Rapidly Changing World (Hardcover): Yong-Qiang Zhang,... Using Remote Sensing Techniques to Improve Hydrological Predictions in a Rapidly Changing World (Hardcover)
Yong-Qiang Zhang, Dongryeol Ryu, Donghai Zheng
R1,528 R1,329 Discovery Miles 13 290 Save R199 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Statistical Eyeglasses - The Math Behind Scientific Knowledge (Hardcover): Edoardo Milotti The Statistical Eyeglasses - The Math Behind Scientific Knowledge (Hardcover)
Edoardo Milotti
R1,619 Discovery Miles 16 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Science often deals with hard-to-see phenomena, and they only stand out and become real when viewed through the lens of complex statistical tools. This book is not a textbook about statistics applied to science - there are already many excellent books to choose from - rather, it tries to give an overview of the basic principles that physical scientists use to analyze their data and bring out the order of Nature from the fog of background noise.

Machine Learning - Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (Volume 3) (Hardcover): Irma Machine Learning - Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (Volume 3) (Hardcover)
Irma
R19,597 Discovery Miles 195 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Flat Truth (Hardcover): Mark Steven Hollander Flat Truth (Hardcover)
Mark Steven Hollander; Foreword by Donal O'Tnuthghail
R856 Discovery Miles 8 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Microfluidics for Biosensing (Hardcover): Shilun Feng, Mohsen Asadnia, Ming Li Microfluidics for Biosensing (Hardcover)
Shilun Feng, Mohsen Asadnia, Ming Li
R1,541 R1,342 Discovery Miles 13 420 Save R199 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Precarious Human Role in a Mechanistic Universe (Hardcover): John  F. Brinster The Precarious Human Role in a Mechanistic Universe (Hardcover)
John F. Brinster
R901 Discovery Miles 9 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Frontiers in Advanced Control Systems (Hardcover): Ginalber Luiz Serra Frontiers in Advanced Control Systems (Hardcover)
Ginalber Luiz Serra
R3,387 Discovery Miles 33 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cracking The Code of Our Physical Universe - The Key to a World of Enlightenment and Enrichment (Hardcover): Matthew M.... Cracking The Code of Our Physical Universe - The Key to a World of Enlightenment and Enrichment (Hardcover)
Matthew M. Radmanesh
R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Everyone, in today's society, is struggling with this dominant and imposing thing called the physical universe and strives toward a higher understanding of its inner workings, and yet most books present the basic concepts with so much complexity and filled with so many mathematical equations that the general public has given up on the subject and perforce has decided to retire to the sideline to be a spectator. In other words, his hope has been dashed aside and his dream of a higher understanding has not been fulfilled in any of the books. The present work is the culmination of many years of study, observation, and pondering on the dilemmas and enigmas of the physical universe and their origin and the resultant understandings that was extracted from this sophisticated and at times incomprehensible arena. Within the confines of this book, one is given a chance for the first time to take an in-depth look and inspect first-hand, the code of one of the most enigmatic universe that has ever been constructed. Its dominance and imposing characteristics in all aspects of our existence is truly remarkable. The basics are laid in simple terms and clear explanations express the powerful principles lucidly and dynamically, providing an unforgettable impression in the reader's mind. Rather than looking into the complicated mathematical equations for solutions, Man's long search for answers to the riddles of the technical world will finally be amply rewarded through the pages of this book. By avoiding undue complexities, the reader will achieve simplicity of thought and will be actually traveling in the direction of "the actual why" and thus be able to understand how to crack the code of anyuniverse. It is an interestingly uncommon book written primarily for the technical as well as the non-technical man. It is intended to serve several classes of our society a) The technically versed individuals, b) The interested but non-technical individuals, c) The professional scientists. This book will surely serve also an important class of our society-the technical inventors who is looking for inspirations and new ideas to imbue him with enough understanding to finalize and materialize his thoughts into reality. It is also written for the average man who may or may not be technically versed and yet desires to learn about the universe at large, or the technical world in his immediate surroundings. It is intended to lift the aura of "black magic" surrounding the world of sciences, to enlighten and demystify the subject of sciences in the minds of ordinary individuals. The broad importance of this work could be summed up as a totally new approach to understanding our scientific world through the use of newly discovered fundamentals (missing in all technical books), which add a tremendous amount of simplicity and clarity to very complex problems. This is a new approach unmatched in any extant text today. The discovery of these fundamentals has had a huge impact on our current world and has truly made our scientific arena a bright beacon of hope with a renewed interest in understanding our physical universe. This work has created a "unified theory "about the two distinct concepts: physical and thought universe. Finally, this work paves the way for the scientist as well as the non-technical individual to formulate and develop the code that starts to crack open the "Material or PhysicalUniverse" and ends up with the key to the kingdom of the "Thought Universe."

Making Science Fair - How Can We Achieve Equal Opportunity for Men and Women in Science? (Paperback): Robert Leslie Fisher Making Science Fair - How Can We Achieve Equal Opportunity for Men and Women in Science? (Paperback)
Robert Leslie Fisher
R1,141 Discovery Miles 11 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

American prosperity and military superiority cannot be maintained with the current shortage of scientists with advanced degrees. How we arrived at this crisis-the embedding of scientific research at male-dominated universities-is less important than what we do to redress it. Approximately ten percent of full professors in the S.T.E.M. disciplines in the United States, and four percent of full professors in physics and engineering, are women, one of the lowest rates among highly developed nations. Top scientists with African-American, Latino, or American Indian ancestry are barely represented. Ultimately, the solution to this gender imbalance is to recruit more native-born women and underrepresented minorities for senior positions in American science. First, we need to attract more women and minorities to pursue advanced degrees. Equally important are new tools to evaluate scientists throughout their careers to replace the unreliable simple count of publications. It merely measures the number of collaborators of a scientist, where men have an overwhelming advantage. Drawing primarily on the literature in program evaluation, the author presents two proposed metrics that would more accurately represent the research contributions of women scholars.

A Manual of Underground Surveying (Hardcover): Loyal Wingate Trumbull A Manual of Underground Surveying (Hardcover)
Loyal Wingate Trumbull
R937 Discovery Miles 9 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy (Hardcover) (Hardcover): Andrew T Still The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Andrew T Still
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This insightful manual by Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, sheds light upon the thinking and practices of osteopathy - in so doing, he reveals the history behind the treatment. By explaining the fundamental reasoning behind osteopathic procedure, Still offers readers a blueprint of his own medical practice. Descriptions of treatment inclusive of case studies make this text a valuable document in the history of osteopathy. We learn how processes of the body involving the bones, organs, blood and nerves interact - these processes form pillars of A. T. Still's attitude to human maladies and disease. Chapters of this book are devoted to regions of the body which Still holds to be significant to osteopathy. The functions of the organs are discussed, and their behavior when confronted with sickness and fever detailed. More curiously, Still also appends a chapter on earwax - a useful substance which he held in high regard as the example of nature never making anything in vain.

Proceedings of the First Workshop on the Use of in Situ TEM / Ion Accelerator Techniques in the Study of Radiation Damage in... Proceedings of the First Workshop on the Use of in Situ TEM / Ion Accelerator Techniques in the Study of Radiation Damage in Solids (Hardcover)
J. A. Hinks, S.E. Donnelly
R1,313 Discovery Miles 13 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The First Workshop on the Use of in situ TEM/Ion Accelerator Techniques in the Study of Radiation Damage in Solids was held at the University of Salford from 18th to 20th June 2008. Countries represented included Japan, USA, Australia, China, France, Brazil and the United Kingdom. These proceedings document the workshop and provide a useful reference for both the attendees and others with an interest in the field. An appendix featuring details of the transmission electron microscopes with in situ ion irradiation currently in operation around the world is also included.

Plants And Beekeeping (Hardcover): F.N Howes Plants And Beekeeping (Hardcover)
F.N Howes
R1,198 Discovery Miles 11 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

PLANTS AND BEEKEEPING an account of those plants, wild and cultivated, of value to the hive bee, and for honey production in the British Isles by F. N. HOWES, D. Sc. PREFACE: There has been a marked increase of interest in beekeeping and the production of honey throughout the country in recent years. This may have been initiated by the Second World War, with the consequent shortage of sweetening materials, and partly by other considerations, such as the better understand ing of some of the major bee diseases that now prevails. The num ber of beekeepers has been doubled or trebled in many localities according to the statistics of Beekeepers Associations and doubtless the total production of home-produced Honey ka MDeen stepped up considerably. It is to be hoped this increase in the Nations annual honey crop will continue, and, what is of even greater importance, that this increase in the nations bee population will also be main tained, for it has been proved that the main value of the honey bee in the national economy is as a pollinator for fruit, clovers, and other seed and farm crops. Its value in this respect far outweighs its value as a producer of honey. Plant nectar has been described as the raw material of the honey industry and those plants that produce it, in a manner available to the honey bee, constitute the very foundations of apiculture. They are obviously of first importance to the beekeeper, whether he or she is a large or small scale beekeeper or belongs to the hobbyist class. A knowledge of these plants and their relative values, for nectar or for pollen, is likely to add much to the pleasure and the profit of beekeeping. An attempt has here been made to deal with themore important bee plants in the British Isles as well as many others that are only of minor importance. Among the latter are to be found both wild and garden plants. Although not sufficiently prevalent in most cases to affect honey yields to any extent such plants have been purposely included in the knowledge that their presence is always beneficial, especially as they so often help to maintain or support bees between the major nectar flows. Much of the pollen collected by bees, so vital for the sustenance of their young, comes from such plants. Furthermore, beekeepers are often keen gardeners and nature lovers and interested in any plant that proves attractive to bees. This no doubt accounts for the present popularity of bee gardens or gardens devoted exclusively to the cultivation of good bee plants, to which a chapter has been given. From the earliest times gardening has been closely associ ated or connected with beekeeping and the two arc obviously complementary and well suited for being carried on together. Many owners of gardens and flower lovers with no special interest in beekeeping derive great pleasure from observing bees industriously at work on flowers and are fond of growing some of those plants which they know will prove a special attraction, even though they may not always be in the front rank as garden plants. Indications are given as to what plants are likely to be most suit able in this connection and special emphasis laid on some of the newer plant introductions. Among the minor bcc plants will be found quite a number of introduced trees and shrubs that are grown to a greater or less extent for ornament. Some of these are important for honey in their native land andwhere this is known the fact is mentioned. As some of these plants, especially among those from the Orient, are of comparatively recent introduction, they may become more generally grown and therefore more useful as bee fodder at some future time. It is for this reason they have been included. The more serious-minded beekeeper and honey producer may be interested only in those plants tluit fill or help to fill his hives. These will be found described at much greater length in Section 2...

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