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palmetto — Chamoerops palmetto (Fig. 247). As Mr. Hart, of 

 Florida, says, this is the linden of the South. It yields abun- 

 dant honey, which, as all who saw and tasted it at the last 

 convention at Cincinnati, can vouch, is unsurpassed in flavor. 

 Mr. Muth well said that he wished no finer. This tree grows 

 to the height of seventy feet. The trunk is leafless nearly to 



Fig. 250. 



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the top. The small, white blossoms nestle among the long 

 palm leaves in profusion, and are rich in both nectar and pol- 

 len, from June 1st till August. The tree is found from the 

 Carolinas to the Gulf. The various palms, as already stated — 

 Chamaerops, Phoenix, Cocus, etc. — add not only to the beauty 

 but to the honey-resources of California. The true date-palm 

 (Phoenix dactylifera) bids fair to become an important fruit- 

 tree of Arizona. If it does, it will be very valuable for honey, 



