378 Beekeeping 



Carrot family, Umbelliferse. Various species are of minor impor- 

 tance as sources of nectar and pollen. 

 Cascara Sagrada, Rhamnus Purshiana. Honey dark, does not 



granulate. California. 



Catalpa, catawba, Catalpa speciosa. Of little value. 

 Catawba ; see Catalpa. 



Catnip, Nepeta Cataria. Nectar. Unimportant. 

 Century plant, Agave americana. Heavy yielder in semi-arid tropi- 

 cal localities, July August. Also other species of Agave. 

 Chestnut, Castanea dentata. Some nectar, pollen. 

 Chicory, Cichorium Intybus. July-October, eastern United States, 

 Chicory subfamily ; see Chicory, Dandelion and Sow Thistle. 

 China-tree, Pride of India, Melia azedarach. Spring, of value in 



early brood-rearing, Texas. 



Chinquapin, Castanea pumila. Honey dark amber of most unpleas- 

 ant flavor, Georgia and other 

 southern States. 

 Cichoriacese ; see Chicory. 

 Cistacese ; see Rock-rose family. 

 Citrus fruits, lime, orange, grape fruit, 

 lemon, Citrus spp. Cultivated, 

 Florida, California, Texas, some 

 species wild in Florida. Trees. 

 Honey white, heavy body, deli- 

 cious flavor. The value of these 

 trees to the beekeeper is probably 

 overestimated and honey from 

 other sources is probably sold as 

 " orange honey," under which name 

 the citrus honeys are usually all 

 sold. 



Clematis, Clematis sp. Superb honey 

 when sufficiently abundant, New 

 England. Pollen. 



Clematis ligusticifolia. In hills of Cali- 

 fornia, June-July. Pollen abun- 

 dant. 



Cleome, spider-flower, Cleome serrulata 

 and C. spinosa (Fig. 149). Herbs 

 2-3 feet, erect, flowers pink or white 

 FIG. 149 Spider-flower in c serru i ata , purple in C. spinosa. 



C. serrulata in prairies Illinois west 



to Rocky Mountains ; C. spinosa, from tropical America, some- 

 times cultivated, Illinois to Louisiana. C. serrulata is called 

 Rocky Mountain Bee-plant by Colorado beekeepers. Under 



