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AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



of the staminate flowers is a -well-known characteristic of the tree. In 

 appearance it looks niuch like a very large sumac. 



In the vicinit}' of Paris, France, the ailanthus, also called ailanthe, 

 yields honey which must be removed before other honeys are harvested, 

 as it spoils the taste of the honey of other plants. 



VERBENA, see Vervain. 



VERMONT— Honey Sources of. 



The willows furnish first nectar in Vermont. Fruit blossoms, dande- 

 lions and maples also furnish nectar in abundance in early spring. White 

 and alsike clover, together with goldenrod, furnish the principal surplus 

 honey. Sumac, laurel, asters and less important plants also furnish some 

 honey. 



VERNONIA, see Ironweed. 



urple vervain. 



VERVAIN (Verbena). 



There are about 16 species of verbenas in North America, and several 

 of them are widely distributed. Figure 139 shows the blue vervain (Ver- 



