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and add further to the excellent reputation of that section for 

 bees. 



At the same time with the above, the white blossom of the 

 black mangrove (Avicennia tomentosa), and its near relative, 

 Avicennia oblong-ifolia, come forth with their abundant and 

 incomparable nectar, which hangs in drops. The honey from 

 this and the cabbage palmetto is clear, and as fine and beauti- 



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Aster. 



ful as that of white clover. This tree is confined to the 

 Peninsula of Florida, where it is regarded as the best honey- 

 plant that grows in that locality. 



Here we see the danger of common names. This is not a 

 mangrove at all ; though the leaves resemble those of the true 

 mangrove, they are more tomentose or hairy, and, like that 

 tree, it grows down to the very water's edge, so it is not 

 affected by drouth. This is an evergreen, and forms aq 



