140 AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



"Elm, elder, hazel and willow for early pollen. 

 "Maples. 



"Red-bud or Judas tree. 

 "Black locust. 

 "Blackberry and raspberry. 



"Poplar (tulip-tree), begins to bloom about the middle of May and 

 yields more honey than any forest tree. 

 "Prickly ash and sumac. 

 "Yellow-wood and coral berry in July." 



KINNIKINICK (Rhus virens). 



Kinnikinick is a sumac which grows from the Colorado River to the 

 Rio Grande and westward. The Indians and Mexicans mix the leaves with 

 tobacco and smoke them. It grows in large quantity in the hills some 

 distance north of Uvalde, Texas, and blooms from September till frost, 

 with sufficient rain. Local beekeepers report that as high as sixty pounds 

 of honey per colony is sometimes secured from this source. The honey 

 is said to be green in color, with a rank, strong taste, and does not granu- 

 late. The combs are capped very white when the bees are working on 

 kinnikinick. This should not be confused with the species of dogwood 

 which is also commonly called by the same name. There are several 

 species of sumac which are valuable honey plants. (See sumac; also dog- 

 wood). 



KNAPWEED, see Star Thistle. 



KNOCKAWAY or ANAQUA (Ehretia elHptica). 



The anaqua is a common tree with small white flowers in open pani- 

 cles and oval leaves, which is common from New Braunfels, Texas south 

 tc the lower Rio Grande. It is commonly reported as a valuable source of 

 nectar by Texas beekeepers. 



KNOTWEED, see Heartsease. 



