SOURCES OF HONEY 



Red or Soft Maple (Acer rubrum) .... Mar.-Apr. 



Elm (litmus) Mar.-Apr. 



Willows (Salix) Mar.-May. 



Dandelion (Taraxacum taraxacum = T. qffi- 



cinale of Gray's Manual) Apr.-May. 



Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) Apr.-May. 



Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis) .... Apr.-May. 



Wild Crab Apples (Pyrus) Apr.-May. 



Gooseberry and Currant (Ribes) Apr.-May. 



Rhododendrons (Rhododendron) Apr.-May. 



Peach, Cherry, and Plum (Prunus) .... Apr.-May. 



Pear and Apple (Pyrus) Apr.-May. 



CRIMSON CLOVER (Trifolium incarnatum) . Apr.-May. 

 Huckleberries and Blueberries (Gaylussacia 



and Vaccinium) * . . May. 



American Holly (Ilex opaca) May. 



Black Gum, Sour Gum, Tupelo or Pepperidge 



(Nyssa aquatica = N. sylvatica of Gray's 



Manual) May. 



Manzanitas (Arctostaphylos) (California) . . May. 

 COMMON, BLACK, or YELLOW LOCUST (Robinia 



pseudacacia) May. 



Barberry (Berberis canadensis) May. 



TULIP TREE, or "POPLAR" (Liriodendron 



tulipifera) > . May. 



Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) .... May-June, 



Grapevines (Vitis) May-June. 



Persimmon (Diospyros mrginiana) .... May-June 



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