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AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



ALTHEA, see Hollyhock. 

 ANDROMEDA. 



•■Andromeda (a scraggy shrub of the heath family) blooms in the cen- 

 tral northwestern part of Florida for about four weeks in March and 

 early April; yielding but little, three years out of four. The honey, too, is 

 reddish yellow, thick and pungent, not very valuable as a surplus honey 

 plant." — E. G. Baldwin, Gleanings, March 15, 1911. 



AMERICAN ALGE, see Century Plant. 

 AMERICAN CRAB APPLE, see Crab Apple. 

 AMERICAN IVY, see Virginia Creeper. 

 ANAQUA, see Knockaway. 

 ANGLEPOD, see Bluevine. 



APPLE (Malus). 



America's best and most widely used fruit is the apple. It is a native 



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Almond orchard in bloom. 



of Asia, but as a cultivated fruit is grown in most of the temperate regions 

 of the world. Hundreds of varieties have been developed by plant breed- 

 ers until there are few horticulturists who are familiar with them all. They 

 range in size from the small cultivated crab-apples not more than an inch 

 in diameter to the big Wolf River, often five or more inches in diameter. 

 Some varieties are hard and sour and suitable for little else than making 

 cider, while others are of the finest quality. 



There is no more beautiful sight than an orchard in bloom in spring. 

 The blossoms secrete nectar freely and in favorable weather the bees 

 fairly swarm over them. The honey is light amber in color and of good 



