AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



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CAMPHOR WEED, see Blue Curls. 

 CANADA THISTLE (Carduus arvensis). 



The Canada thistle is a most troublesome weed, naturalized from 

 Europe and widely spread through Eastern America. It is a perennial 

 plant, growing from one to two feet high. The roots creep extensively, 

 thus gradually spreading the plant to surrounding areas. It is very per- 

 sistent and difficult to eradicate. It is common in fields, pastures and along 

 roadsides. 



It is the source of a light honey of good quality. It is most frequently 

 reported as a source of surplus in Ontario and the Eastern States. 

 CANADIAN HEMP, see Dogbane. 

 CARPET GRASS (Lippia). 



The carpet grass of California (Lippia repens) is a native of Chili 



which has been introduced on the 

 Pacific Coast and widely culti- 

 vated as a lawn plant. It is known 

 as lawn plant, carpet grass and 

 lippia. It is much sought by the 

 bees and is the source of some 

 honey, a surplus of two cases per 

 colony being not unusual, accord- 

 ing to C. D. Stuart. The honey, 

 he states, is light amber, heavy 

 body, and similar in quality to al- 

 falfa. The plant is of trailing 

 habit, spreading by rooting of 

 runners like strawberries. Fig. 34. 

 Lippia nodiflora, mat grass or 

 fog fruit, is native to California, 

 and, according to Richter, is the 

 principal source of surplus honey 

 HI the vicinity of Sacramento. 

 Three-fourths of the surplus 

 honey from Sutter County he 

 reports as from this source. There 

 it begins to bloom in May and 

 lasts till frost. According to Jep- 

 son, the plant is esteemed as a 

 covering for levees, to resist ero- 

 sion. It is especially valuable on 

 overflowed lands after the water 

 recedes. The honey is said to be 

 light in color, mild in flavor, and 

 to granulate readily. 



Fig. Si. Carpet grass or Lip] 



CARROT (Daucus carota). 



The carrot is a well-known 

 garden vegetable which came from 



