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both honey and pollen. When sown early, it com- 

 mences to bloom in May, and continues until hard 

 freezing kills it. Being a trailing, annual plant, it 

 may be sown in orchards to good advantage. It is 

 one of the best plants to cultivate for bees. 



MUSTARD. 



Mustard affords a larger amount of valuable pas- 

 turage to the acre than almost any other plant. It 

 blooms throughout the month of May, and part of 

 June. During this time, bees increase in numbers, 

 and store from it large quantities of honey of a clear 

 yellowish color, but partaking slightly of the taste of 

 the plant. 



BUCKEYE. 



The buckeye of California is usually a large shrub, 

 but occasionally attains the size of a small tree. It 

 abounds in most of the mountain districts, and is also 

 found along* the borders of streams, and occasionally 

 on the plains. It commences to bloom in May and 

 continues for nearly three months. It yields a large 

 supply of honey of a superior quality. 



POPLAR OR WHITEWOOD. (Liriodendron.) 

 This noble tree is not found to thrive in this vicin- 

 ity, (Sacramento) but doubtless would flourish near 

 the sea-coast and in the mountains, where a lower 



