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pollen. These are followed by dandelion, which is abundant. Persimmon, 

 clover, locust, chinquapin, tulip-poplar, holly, laurel, basswood, tupelo and 

 asters are sources of later nectar. Sourwood is found in some sections 

 and produces an abundance of the finest honey. 



VIRGIN'S BOWER, see Clematis. 



Fig. 142. Masses of Virginia Waterleaf 



d garden at Atlantic Iowa. 



VIRGINIA CREEPER (Parthenocissus quinquefolJa). 



The Virginia creeper, also known as American ivy or woodbine, is a 

 common climbing vine in thickets and woods from New England to Que- 

 bec and Manitoba, Dakota and Colorado and south to the Gulf from 

 Florida to western Texas. 



While the bees seek it eagerly at times and the vines fairly hum with 

 them, it can hardly be regarded as of importance to the beekeeper. 



This plant is often confused with poison ivy, but the two plants can 

 easily be distinguished by the difference in habit of growth, and by the 

 five leaflets in the creeper, as shown in Figure 140, while the poison ivy 

 has only three leaflets to each leaf. 



VIRGINIA WATERLEAF (Hydrophyllum virginicum). 



The Virginia waterleaf does not bloom until after the fruit blossoms 

 are gone, and so has less competition for attention than some other plants 

 that come into bloom during the same period. It blooms abundantly and 



