SOURCES OF HONEY 



Juneberry, or Service Berry (Amelanchier cana- 



densis) May. 



Wild Crab Apples (Pyrus) May. 



GOOSEBERRY and CURRANT (Ribes) . . . May. 



PEACH, CHERRY, and PLUM (Prunus) . . . May. 



PEAR and APPLE (Pyrus) May. 



Huckleberries and Blueberries (Gaylussacia 



and Vaccinium) May-June 



COMMON, BLACK, or YELLOW LOCUST (Robinia 



pseudacacia) May-June. 



European Horse-chestnut (JEsculus hippocasia- 



num) . . May-June. 



Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) . . May-June. 

 TULIP TREE, or "WHITEWOOD" (Liriodendrvn 



tulipifera) May-June. 



Grapevines (Vitis) May-June. 



Rape (Brassica napus) May June. 



White Mustard and Black Mustard (Brassica 



alba and B. nigra) . . June. 



RASPBERRY (Rubus) June, 



WHITE CLOVER (Trifolium repens) . . June-July. 



ALSIKE CLOVER (Trifolium hybridum) . June- July. 

 Edible Chestnut (Castanea dentata C. saliva 



var. americana of Gray's Manual) . . June-July. 



ALFALFA, or LUCERN (Medicago saliva) . . June-July. 



LINDEN, or BASSWOOD (Tilia americana) July. 



Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) July. 



Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) . . . July. 



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