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range of temperature prevails. It thrives best on 

 rich, moist lands. In some of the Atlantic States it 

 ^s one of the principal sources of superior honey. It 

 flowers in the month of June. 



LINDEN, OR BASSWOOD, ( Tilia Americana) 



Is found to grow well on the moist lands of Califor- 

 nia, and affords a rich crop of honey at a time when 

 there is a scarcity of other pasturage. It is a great 

 acquisition. The season of bloom will be in June. 

 (In the Northern States it blooms in July.) 



SUMACH, (Rhus Cf-labra) 



Will flourish on the moist lands bordering our 

 streams. It blooms a little later than the Linden, 

 and affords a large quantity of honey. 



CEPHALANTHUS OCCIDENTALS. 



As a source of superior quality and quantity of 

 honey, the Button-bush, Cephalanthus Occidental, 

 stands unrivaled. 



It is found in various parts of the United States, 

 and particularly in California; abounding on marshy 

 lands, and along the margins of rivers, and sloughs, 

 and lakes. It attains a height of from ten to fifteen 

 feet, and a diameter varying from one to three or 

 four inches, there being a number of crooked, irregu- 





