102 AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



species yield pollen of a blue color. It is probably a source of minor im- 

 portance, since It is seldom mentioned except incidentally in the literature. 



GOLDEN GLOW, see Coneflower. 



GOLDEN HONEY PLANT (Actinomeris squarrosa). 



The golden honey plant is common from New York to Michigan and 

 Nebraska, and southward to the Gulf States. This plant is closely related 

 tc the crownbeard and is sometimes classified as a verbesina. It grows 

 in rich bottom lands and in the borders of woods and fields, reaching a 

 height of 4 to 8 feet. The yellow flowers are very attractive to the bees 

 and, where sufficiently common, are a valuable source of nectar. 



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GOLDENROD (Solidago). 



Of the eighty species of goldenrod all but three or four belong to 

 North America. It is one of our most widely distributed native plants. 

 Some species seem adapted to nearly every condition from Canada to 

 Mexico and from the Atlantic Coast to California. There is a wide differ- 

 ence, however, in the value of the different species to the beekeeper, and 

 it is no easy task to get reliable information regarding the range of condi- 

 tions under which it secretes nectar abundantly, nor is there much re- 

 corded information concerning the particular species which are most 



