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Wild raspberry, Rubus strigosus. Shrubs, 3-6 feet, stems with 

 small prickles. May-July or later. Honey white, flavor 

 unsurpassed by that of any other honey. In dry lands, Canada 

 south in mountains to North Carolina and in west to New 

 Mexico, to 5500 feet in North Carolina. Especially valuable 

 in cut or burned over lands in northern Michigan and noted 

 in parts of New York. This is said to be the original of the 

 Cuthbert red raspberry so widely cultivated. Reliable where 

 abundant. 



Willow family, Salicacese; see Poplars and Willows. 



Willow-herb, fireweed, Chamcenerion angustifolium (Fig. 162). 

 Perennial herbs, 2-8 feet, flowers pink to purple (rarely white), 

 in spike-like racemes. Honey white, flavor excellent, not 

 pronounced. In dry soil, especially in burned-over forest 

 lands. Labrador south to North Carolina, Kansas and 

 California, but especially in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, 

 Canada and Washington. This species continues in bloom 

 from July to frost, the flowers maturing in series upward on 

 the stem. A heavy reliable yielder. 



Willows, Salix spp. Extraordinary value for pollen, some nectar. 

 Early spring. 



Witchhazel family, Hamamelidacese ; see Sweet Gum. 



Yellow poplar ; see Tulip Poplar. 



Yucca, Hesperoyucca Whipplei. Semi-desert, California. 



