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AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



Pacific Coast. It is also common in the hill country of much of California, 

 in the White Mountains of New Mexico and in parts of Colorado and other 

 mountain States. The blossoms are small and inconspicuous, but they are 

 attractive to the bees, nevertheless. The snow^berry is a valuable plant 

 in many localities in the West, but is of special importance in Washington 

 and British Columbia. There it is reported as blooming during the last half 

 of June and well into July and as furnishing an important secondary flow. 

 According to H. A. ScuUen it is very important in northern Idaho and in 

 Stevens County, Washington, the bees work upon it in preference to white 

 clover. 



Snowberry is a close relative of Indian currant and is illustrated in 

 connection with that plant. (See Indian Currant). 



SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN (Euphorbia marginata). SPURGE. 



Snow-on-the-Mountain is a showy plant easily recognized by the white 

 margined leaves. It is native from Minnesota to Montana and south to 

 New Mexico and Texas. It is also cultivated for the peculiar foliage. 

 It is probably nowhere important as a honey plant, and is of special inter- 

 est from the fact that its nectar is so often reported as poisonous. (See 

 Poisonous Honey.) 



SNOWVINE or PEPPER-VINE (Cissus arborea). 



The snowvine is a climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves, and berries 

 the size of a pea, and which arc edible. It is common in the low borders 



