AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



69 



CHINABERRY, see Wild China. 

 CHINA TREE (Melia azedarach). 



The China tree, also known as pride of India, is a native of the Far 

 East, probably coming from China. It has become naturalized in the 

 Southeastern States from the Atlantic Coast to Texas. It is found as far 

 north as Arkansas and Virginia. 



H. B. Parks reports that in Texas it is a fairly good honey plant, 



Fig. 40. The chinquapin. 



