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AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



colony of surplus at Bogart, Georgia. The honey is amber, very thick, and 

 does not granulate. 



There are parts of California where the dewberry is reported to be 

 very important and to yield surplus. The honey is of good flavor and a 

 light amber color. 



The raspberry is the most important of the group. (See Raspberry). 



Mangrove Ijloom. 



BLACK BINDWEED, see Bindweed. 

 BLACK GUM, see Tupelo. 



BLACK HAW (Viburnum prunifolium). 



The black haw belongs to a group containing several valualile honey 

 plants. It occurs from Connecticut to Michigan and south to Georgia, 

 Albama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. (In the South it is given a 

 varietal name.) It is a shrub or small tree, blooming in the North in May 

 and June and in the South in April and May. Its principal value lies in 



