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Table XIV. — Principal plants furnishing nectar and pollen; average dates 

 of beginning and ending of blooming periods — Continued. 





Trees.i 



State. 



Deciduous fruit 

 trees.2 



Basswood (linden). 



Gums.3 





Begin. 



End. 



Begin. 



End. 



Begin. 



End. 





June 1 



June 15 



July 21 



Aug. 2 













Vermont 



May 15 

 May 13 



May 25 

 May 30 



July 10 

 July 5 



July 24 

 July 25 







Massachusetts 







Rhode Island 









May 1 

 May 9 

 Apr. 26 

 May 1 



June 1 

 May 25 

 May 21 

 May 12 



July 10 

 July 8 



July 25 

 July 20 







New York 













PAnnpylvftTiiH , 



June 30 



July 22 







Delaware 









Apr. 20 

 Apr. 13 

 Apr. 20 



May 15 

 May 5 

 May 10 



June 20 

 June 25 

 June 20 

 July 10 



June 30 

 July 5 

 July 5 

 Aug. 1 







Virginia 







West Virginia 







North Caroliaa 



May 1 



May 20 



f?fiiith Carnlinft 









Georgia 



Apr. 3 



May 5 







Apr. 10 

 Mar. 10 



May 6 



Florida 







Apr. 25 



Ohio 



Apr. 22 

 Apr. 19 

 Apr. 17 



May 12 

 May 12 



May 9 

 May 12 

 May 10 



May 28 

 May 20 



June 24 

 June 20 

 June 21 



July 2 

 July 8 

 July 10 

 July 1 

 June 12 



July 12 

 July 5 

 July 7 



July 18 

 July 25 

 July 25 

 July 15 

 June 28 





Indiana 







Illinois 







Michigan 







Wisconsin 















Apr. 29 

 Apr. 10 



May 16 

 Apr. 28 







Missouri 







North Dakota 







South Dakota 







July 1 



July 15 







Nebraska 











K'an.sft.s . , 



Apr. 19 

 Apr. 12 



Apr. 3 

 Apr. 10 



May 9 

 May 8 



Apr. 28 

 May 10 



June 8 

 June 15 



June 13 



June 26 

 July 1 



June 22 







Kentucky 







Tennessee 







Alabama 



Apr. 9 

 Apr. 10 

 Mar. 25 



May 10 

 May 5 

 Apr. 18 



Mississippi 

















Texas 



Apr. 15 



Apr. 25 







1 Black mangrove (_Avicennia), Florida, June 20 to July 25. Cabbage palmetto (_SabaT), 

 Florida, June 13 to July 15. Saw palmetto (^Serenoa), Florida, May 10 to June 15. Orange: 

 California, Mar. 22 to May 5; Florida, February to March. Maple: January in south Florida, 

 February in Gulf Coast States, March south of latitude of Maryland and April north of it, 

 and into the first half of May in the northern tier of States. 



' Principally apple; Georgia, peach. Mar. 1 to Apr. 1. 



' Tupelo on the Gulf coast blooms in March, and other gums mostly in April. 



