HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



Clover, yellow {Trifolium procumbens), New England, 

 Eastern and Middle States to Tennessee. 



Cocoanut (Cocoa nticifera), Florida and the tropics. 



Coffee {Coffea Arahica and lAberica); honey clear, but 

 season very short ; sometimes grown in Florida. 



Coreopsis (Coreopsis aridosa) — see Span, Needle ; Illi- 

 nois and Missouri. 



Corn, Indian (Zea mays) ; under certain conditions maize, 

 or corn, is a good honey-plant. 



Cotton (Oossypium herbaceum) ; south ; some say it com- 

 pares with clover. 



Cowpea (Vigna sinensis) ; Southern States. 



Crab apple (Pyrus coronaria). New York ; west and south. 



Crocus (Crocus), of many species; both spring and fall 

 varieties are good. 



Crowfoot (Ranunculus repens). 



Cucumber (Cucumis sativus). In the vicinity of pickle- 

 factories this plant yields quite a harvest of honey after clover 

 is over. 



Culver's root (Veronica Virginica) ; north. 



Currant (Ribes rubrum), from Europe; cultivated. 



Cytisus proliferous alba — tree alfalfa ; grown a httle in 

 California ; a great honey-plant in the Canary Islands. 



Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). 



Date (Phoenix dactylifera) ; a great honey-plant now being 

 planted in Arizona and California. 



Duranta plumieri, or pigeon-berry, recently introduced 

 into Florida and California; an exquisite honey-plant. 



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