SOURCES OP HONEY 



Wild Asters (Aster, especially Heath-like 



Aster, Aster ericoides) Aug.-Oct. 



Thoroughwort, or Boneset (Eupatorium perfoli- 



atum) Aug.-Oct. 



Burr Marigolds (Bidens, especially Spanish 



Needles, Bidens bipinnata) Aug.-Oct. 



Goldenrods (Solidago) Aug.-Oct. 



Indian Corn (Zea mays) July-Aug. 



SOUTH 



[Below 35° N.] 



Redbud {Cereis canadensis) Feb.-Mar. 



Alder (Alnus rugosa = A. semdata of Gray's 



Manual) Feb.-Mar. 



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



Elm (Ulmm) Feb.-Mar. 



Willows (Salix) Feb.-Mar. 



Dandelion (Taraxacum taraxacum=T. officinale 



of Gray's Manual) Feb.-Mar. 



Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) Feb.-Mar. 



Carolina Cherry, or Laurel Cherry (Prunus 



caroliniana) March. 



Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis) . . . March. 



Okange and Lemon (Citrus) Mar.-Apr. 



Cottonwoods or Poplars (Populus) .... Mar.-Apr. 



TiTi (Cliftonia ligu^trina) (Florida and south- 

 ern Georgia, westward) Mar.-Apr. 



Gooseberry and Currant (Ribes) Mar.-Apr. 



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