AUGUST 1, 1915 



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(Kxtoiided leinarks should be sent in a se]i- 

 arate lotter; but be siuv to refer (o your 

 speeimens sent under sei>arate cover.) It 

 is desirable (hat several spet-iniens of eadi 

 kind of plant be pi-ei)ared. 



4. Press papers may be laid on the Hour 

 with a board of the proper size on top. On 

 llie board place a weiyht (or stones) of 

 about Ihirly-tive pounds. Too nuicli weight 

 is \\q{ desirable. 



."). For shipping, place the folder con- 

 taining plant and data between j)ieces of 

 binder's board or heavy cardboard; wraj) 

 and tie securely, and label " dried plants," 

 with your name and address as sender. 

 (J. Address liie package to: 



Prof. A. Vincent Osmun, 

 Clark Hall, 

 ]\[assachusi(ts Agi'icultui'al College, 

 Amherst. Mass. 



THREE SOUTH-CENTRAL HONEY -TREES 



UY J. M. nUCllANAN'. 



]'irgiUia liitca, yellow-wood — a tree at- 

 taining a height of 75 feet, and a diameter 

 of more than 12 feet, occurring on the high- 

 lands of the south-central states, and often 

 planted for ornament. Flowers are snow- 

 white, in large panicles 12 inches long; 

 blooms in A[)ril and ]\Iay. The honey has 



Viriiillia hit.a. Yellow-wood. 

 LSiii'h.nnan, Frunklin, Tenn. 



J'hoio liv .). M. 



Ki'lnnia p-siudacacia, J^ocust. Photo by J. M. 

 liuchanan. 



a strong, distinctive flavor, and, when mixed 

 with locust, which it usually is, it forms a 

 delightful blend. 



Liriodendron IvUpiferu, yellow poplar. 

 Found throughout the south-cent lal states. 

 This is one of our most valuable timbei- 

 trees, sometimes standing 150 feet liigh, and 

 10 feet in diametei'. Like the linden, it is 

 becoming scarce in many sections. It is 

 a heavy yielder of nectar, producing a fine- 

 flavored, light-amber honey. The blossoms 

 open in ]\lay; are large, tulip-shaped, yel- 

 low, with iri'egular icd spots on the iniier 

 faces of tlie petals. 



]!')hnii(t ii-t':>i(l(i(U<i(i, black or yellow 



