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COWPEA ( Figna sinensis) May-Auc 



EDIBLE CHESTNUT (Castanca den(ata = C. satira var. americana of Gray's 



Manual) June . 



Chinquapin ( Castanea pumila) June. 



Catalpas, or Indian Bean Trees ( Catalpa) Jnne. 



MAGNOLIA, or SWEET BAY (Magnolia ylauca) June 



LINDEN, or " LINN " ( Tilia americana and T. heterophijUa) June. 



SOUR WOOD, or SORREL TREE (Oxydendrum arboreum) June-July. 



Oxeye Daisy, or Whiteiceed ( Chrysanthemum lencanthemum ) June-July. 



ALFALFA (Medicago saliva) (West) Juue-Aug. 



MELILOT, BOKHARA, or SWEET CLOVER (Melilotus alba] June-Aug. 



Smooth Sumac (Rhus ylabra) July. 



Buttonbwh (Cephalanthus occidentalis) July. 



CLEOME, or " ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEE PLANT" (Cleome serrulata = C.intef/- 



rifolia of Gray's Manual) (West) July- Aug. 



Indian Corn (Zea mays) July-Aug. 



Cucumber, Melon, Squash, Pumpkin (Cucumis, Citrullus, and Cucnrbita).. July-Aug. 



Knot weeds (Polyyonum, especially P.pennsylvanicum and P. persicaria) July-Sept. 



Buckwheat (-Fagopyritm fagopyrum F. esculentum of Gray's Manual ) Aug.-Sept. 



Wild Asters (Aster, especially HEATH-LIKE ASTER, Aster ericoides) Aug.-Oct. 



Thorough wort, or Boneset ( Eupatorium perfoliatum) Aug.-Oct. 



Bur Marigolds (Bidens, especially SPANISH NEEDLES, Bidens bipinnata) ..Aug.-Oct. 

 Golden-rods (Solidago) Aug.-Oct. 



SOUTH. 



[Below 35o N.] 



Redbud ( Cercis canadensis) Feb.-Mar. 



Alder (Alnus rugosa = A. serrulata of Gray's Manual) Feb. -Mar. 



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



Elm ( Ulmus) Feb.-Mar. 



Willows (Salix) Feb.-Mar. 



Dandelion ( Taraxacum taraxacum = T. officinale of Gray's Manual ) Feb.-Mar. 



Apricot (Primus armeniaca) Feb.-Mar. 



WILD PENNYROYAL ( Hedeoma pnlegioides} \. Feb.-Mar. 



Carolina Cherry, or Laurel Cherry (Primus caroliniana) March. 



Juneberry, or Service Berry (Amelanchier canadensis) March. 



ORANGE and Lemon ( Citrus) Mar. -Apr. 



Cottomvoods, or Poplars ( Populus) Mar.-Apr. 



TITI (Cliftouia monophylla) (Florida and southern Georgia, westward) .. .Mar.-Apr. 



Gooseberry and Currant (Ribes) Mar.-Apr. 



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



Pear and Apple ( Pyrus) Mar.-Apr. 



Huckleberries and Blueberries (Gaylussacia and J'accinium) April. 



Crimson Clover ( TrifoHum incarnatum) April. 



BLACK GUM, SOUR GUM, TUPELO, or PEPPEKIDGE (Xyssa aquatica~N. s\jl- 



vatica of Gray's Manual ) April. 



BALL, or BLACK SAGE (Ramona stacliyoides, It. palmeri, etc. Audibertia 



stachyoides, etc., of the Botany of California) (California) April. 



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



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



Acacias (Acacia) Apr.-May. 



Commou, Black, or Yellow Locust ( Robinia pseudacacia ) Apr.-May. 



Persimmon ( IHospyros rirginiana) Apr.-May. 



EDIBLE CHESTNUT (Castanea dentata= C. sativa var. americana of Gray's 



Manual) Apr.-May. 



