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



Pear and Apple (Pyrus) Mar.-Apr. 



Huckleberries and Blueberries (Gaylussacia 



and Vaccinium) April. 



Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) . . . April. 



BLACK GUM, SOUR GUM, TUPELO, or PEPPER- 

 IDGE (Nyssa aquatica = N. sylvatica of 



Gray's Manual) April. 



BALL, or BLACK SAGE (Ramona stachyoides, R. 

 palmeri, etc. = Audibertia stachyoides, 

 etc., of the Botany of California) (Cali- 

 fornia) April. 



GALLBERRY, or HOLLY (Ilex glabra) .... Apr.-May. 



Manzanitas (Arctostaphylos) (California) . . Apr.-May. 



Acacias (Acacia) Apr.-May. 



Common, Black, or Yellow Locust (Robinia 



pseudacacia) Apr.-May. 



Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) .... Apr.-May. 



EDIBLE CHESTNUT (Castanea dentata = C. 



sativa var. americana of Gray's Manual) . Apr.-May. 



Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) Apr. May. 



Catalpas (Catalpa) Apr.-May. 



MAGNOLIAS (Magnolia) Apr.-May. 



Rhododendrons, Rosebays, Azaleas (Rhododen- 

 dron) Apr.-May-June 



MESQUITE (Prosopis julifiora) (Texas and 



westward) Apr.-July. 



Cowpea (Vigna sinensis) Apr.- Aug. 



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