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He finds that individually the canadensis group (Fig. 64) produce com- 

 paratively little nectar, but their great abundance makes them important 

 collectively. 



Sladen also notes the variation of the plant under different conditions 



Fig. 63. Tall, hairy goldenrod (Solidago rugosa), one of the best for honey. 



and says that the nature of the land determines the presence and 

 abundance of the best species. He reports that in the w^et lands of Char- 

 lotte County, N. B., especially in the Honeydale district, they, together 

 with asters, furnish the principal source of nectar, and that they are valu- 

 able generally as a source of surplus in coastal districts of New Bruns- 

 wick and Nova Scotia. The same is said of eastern Manitoba. He places 

 the yield at from 50 to 80 pounds per colony in localities where the best 



