Apios
a North American plant of the pea order (Leguminosa), with tuberous, starchy, edible rhizomes. Attempts at cultivation have not been to any practical extent successful. cal extent successful. cultivation have not been to any practical genus of the family apidæ and the hymenopterous tribe anthophila. The A. mellifica, from Latin melificus, a. at Florence. exist are those of Melos (Milo) at Paris, of Capua at Naples, and of the Medici at Florence. to make), is the hive bee. ris, honey-making (mel honey, and facio= APIA (a'pe-a), the principal town and commercial emporium of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean; on the N. coast of the island of Upolu, about midway between the E. and W. extremities of the island. In March, about midway between the E. and W. 1899, a hurricane swept the harbor; wrecked the United States war vessels 1899, a hurricane swept the harbor; "Trenton" (flagship) and "Vandalia," and the German men-of-war, "Eber" "Trenton" (flagship) and "Vandalia," "Adler," and "Olga"; and drove the United States steamer greatly injured. The British ship "Calmer "Nipsic" ashore, liope" was the only man-of-war in the harbor that succeeded in escaping to sea. liope" was the only man-of-war in the greatly injured. The British ship "Cal- In 1889 the town was the scene of fatal riots growing out of the struggle of In 1889 the town was the scene of fatal kingship. In 1900 the town came into German control, but as a result of the World War is now occupied by New Zea-