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secretion. Honey-scented gum, E. melliodora, swamp mahog- 

 any gum, E. robusta, white iron wood, E. leucoxylon, and blue 

 gum, E. globulus, are those most valued. Primary honey 

 plants in Australia. Honey sometimes strong flavored. 



Eucalyptus family, Myrtaceae ; see Eucalyptus and Rose Apple. 



Evening primrose family, Onagraceae ; see Willow-herb. 



Eysenhardtia, rock brush, Viborquia orthocarpa. Important in 

 southwest Texas. 



Fagaceae; see Beech family. 



Figwort family, Scrophulariacese ; see Mullen and Simpson's 

 Honey Plant. 



Fireweed, Erechtites hieracifolia. Eastern United States, July- 

 September. 



Fireweed ; see also Willow-herb. 



Frostweed ; see Rockrose. 



Gallberry, inkberry, Ilex glabra. Shrub, 2-6 feet, leaves ever- 

 green, few teeth at apex or entire. May- July. Honey light 

 color and of fine quality. Sandy soils, Massachusetts to 

 Florida, west to Louisiana, mainly along coast, abundant in 

 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, 

 especially in cut-over forest lands. An important and in- 

 creasingly valuable source of nectar in the southern States 

 where considerable honey is produced (chiefly for local con- 

 sumption). A reliable yielder. Other species of holly are also 

 valuable, as American holly, 7. opaca, April- June. 



Geraniaceae ; see Geranium family. 



Geranium family, Geraniaceae ; see Alfileria. 



Goldenrod, Solidago spp. Perennial herbs, 15 feet, flowers 

 generally yellow in panicles or heads, August to frost. Honey 

 golden yellow, not of finest flavor, heavy body. Various 

 species are adapted to all types of soil, but those growing in 

 moist soils are the only ones of value to the beekeeper. The 

 value of the goldenrods is probably exaggerated. In many 

 places they are the most conspicuous flowers in the fall and 

 get credit for honey which probably comes mainly from the 

 asters. Eighty-five species, mostly in North America. The 

 species which bloom early are usually valueless. The odor of 

 the fall honeys is so pronounced that it can be detected some 

 distance from the hive when freshly gathered. 



Gooseberry, Grossularia spp. Pollen, nectar. 



Gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae ; see Gooseberry and Currant. 



Gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Various species furnish pollen and 

 nectar, especially the genera Cucurbita, Cucumis and Citrullus, 

 pumpkin, squash, cucumber and watermelon. 



