AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



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was formerly used to some extent in medicine, especially for diseases of 

 women. It is also known as lion's tail. 



Figure 96 shows the blossoms and leaves, and Figure 95 a clump of 

 the plants. 



MOUNTAIN LAUREL, see Laurel. 



MOUNTAIN LILAC (Ceanothus). 



There are several species of mountain lilac common to California and 

 the Western States. They are closely related to the buckthorns. (See 

 Buckthorn). New Jersey tea belongs to this group. (See New Jersey 

 tea). 



Jepson lists fourteen species of Ceanothus common to California. 

 They are shrubs or small trees with small but showy flowers, borne in 

 umbels or panicles. The California species are mostly evergreen. 



They are known by various names, as deer-brush, California lilac, 

 mountain lilac, etc. One species is called buckbrush. 



Some species are common to the Mountain States from Wyoming and 

 Colorado to Arizona and west to Texas. Both honey and pollen are se- 

 cured from this source, though there are probably not many places where 

 surplus yields may be expected. 



MOUNTAIN MINT, see Basil. 

 MOUNTAIN QUEEN, see Yucca. 



Fig. 96. Motherwort in bloom. 



