SOURCES OF HONEY 



Plums. All kinds of wild plums yield honey. 



Poinciana regia, Florida. 



Poplar, or whitewood, which see (JAriodendron ttdipifera). 



Poplar (Popidus), south. 



Prairie clover {Pelalostemon Candida), good in Texas. 



Protea meUi/era alba. South Africa; a wonderful yielder 

 of honey. See Nectab. 



Pumpkin (Ciuyurbita pepo); cultivated; the original, 

 C. ovifera, runs wild in Texas. 



Rape {Brassica campestris). 



Raspberry (Rubus strigosus). Northern Michigan and 

 similar locahties; R. idcesis, European raspberry, and R. 

 rosmfolius, Porto Rico and West Indies. 



Rattan (Berehemia scandens) ; Texas ; a heavy yielder. 



Rattlesnake root, or white lettuce (Nabalus altissimus). 



Rattleweed, or figwort, which see. 



Redbay {Per sea Carolinensis), south. 



Redbud, or Judas-tree (Cercis Canadensis). 



Red gum {Eucalyptus rostrata), California and native of 

 Australia. 



Rhododendron, species; rosebays, azaleas, species; and 

 sheep laurels, or mountain laurels; important in the moun- 

 tains of the South; known in England as American plants. 

 Rhododendron pontica was the source of the honey which 

 poisoned Xenophon's army of ten thousand. 



Rocky Mountain bee-plant, which see {Cleome integri- 

 folia). 



Royal pahn {Oreodoxa regia) , Florida, Cuba, and Porto Rico. 

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