AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 261 



TOOTHACHE-TREE, see Prickly Ash. 

 TOY-ON BERRY, see Christmas Berry. 

 TRAILING ARBUTUS, see Arbutus. 

 TREE HUCKLEBERRY, see Farkle-Berry. 

 TREE OF HEAVEN, see Varnish Tree. 



TREE CLOVER, TREE ALFALFA or TAGASASTE (Cytisus proliferus 

 alba). 



The tree alfalfa, or white broom, is grown to some extent in California. 



In Australia it is regarded as important, as the following extract from 



Raymtnt (Money in Bees in Australasia), will show: 



"This rapid-growing hedge plant is now widely known as a grand 

 honey yielder. As a wind break for the apiary it is unrivaled. The 

 white blossoms burst the sheaves early in spring, almost before the 

 winter has departed. Bees work upon it during a shower, as the droop- 

 ing habit of the flowers prevents the nectar washing out with the rain. 

 The pollen is cadmium in color and the honey very pale and clear, 

 rather thin and of mild flavor. To make a close hedge it should be se- 

 verely cut back. Unfortunately, the sheep and cattle, also the kan- 

 garoos are fond of it and keep it eaten back." 

 It is native to the Canary Islands and adjacent regions. As it thrives 



in California, it is promising for trial in the warmer parts of America. 



TRILLIUM. 



One of the first spring flowers, the trillium, of which there are several 

 species, is attractive to the bees. It is commonly known by the name of 

 wake robin, or birthroot. As it blooms so early, it is seldom that the bees 

 find many good days for flying, and such early spring flowers can never be 

 regarded as important except for the purpose of stimulating brood rearing. 



TROPICAL LILAC (Duranta plumiere). GOLDEN DEWDROP. 



The tropical lilac is a hedge plant cultivated in Florida and California 

 and ot?her southern localities. W. K. Morrison lists it in Gleanings (Aug. 

 1, 1905), as extremely attractive to the bees and as blooming for some time. 

 Probably not sufficiently abundant in America to be important anywhere. 



TRUMPET WEED, see Boneset. 



TULIP-POPLAR or TULIP TREE (Liriodendron tulipifera). 



The tulip-tree, also known as yellow poplar, is a very large tree, often 

 growing to a height of 100 to 140 feet, and a diameter of 6 to 9 feet. It is 

 found from southern New England west to southern Michigan and south 

 to the Gulf States, east of the Mississippi. It is also found to a limited 

 extent in southeastern Missouri and eastern Arkansas. It blooms in April 

 and May and produces a light amber honey of good flavor. 



According to Buchanan, the honey yield from this source is heavy and 

 the tree is an important addition to the nectar-secreting flora of Tennes- 

 see and nearby States. The showy flowers are shown at Figure 137. 



The possibilities of this source of nectar are not properly appreciated. 



