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AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



to the beekeeper. It is found more or less commonly on sandy soil from 

 New York to Alinnesota and south to Florida and Texas. In Texas it is 

 the source of very large quantities of surplus honey in seasons following 

 wet winters and springs. The honey is a clear light amber with a de- 

 cided minty flavor. It is one of the most important sources in Texas, 

 where, together with M. clinopodioides, it is regarded very highly. In the 

 Arkansas Valley of southern Kansas horsemint is also important, yielding 

 as high as fifty pounds of surplus per colony. 



HOUND'S-TONGUE (Cynoglossum officinale). 



Hound's-tongue is a weed introduced from Europe. It is now common 

 in parts of Canada and the Northwestern States and occurs in Missouri 

 and Arkansas, and from the Ohio Valley to the Carolinas and north 

 Georgia. It is named from the shape and texture of the leaf. The illus- 

 tration (Fig. 78) was photographed in open woods near Guelph, Ontario. 

 There it is frequently mentioned as a good honey plant. 



HUAJILLA, see Acacia. 



HUCKLEBERRY (Gaylussacia). 



There are several species of huckleberry common to the Eastern 

 States. The common huckleberry of the markets, the black huckleberry 

 (Gaylussacia baccata) is common from Eastern Canada to Minnesota and 

 south to Georgia, in rocky woodlands and swamps. This species also occurs 



