SOURCES OF HONEY 



Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) ; cultivated. 



Sulla clover {Hedysarum coronarium) , or Spanish sainfoin; 

 a good honey-plant for the Gulf States. 



Sumac {Rhus venenata). 



Sunflower (Helianihus major). 



Sweet clover (MelHotus alba) — see Clovek. 



Sweet gum — see Ldquidambar styraciflua. 



Sweet potato (Ipomea batata). 



Tea (Thea Bohea). 



Thistle (Cirsium arvense), Canada. 



Thyme {Thymus vulgaris). The classical honey of Mount 

 Hymettus was from this. 



Tickseed, or Spanish needle, which see. 



Ti-Ti {ClifUmia monophylla) ; Georgia and Florida prin- 

 cipally. 



Touch-me-not, or swamp balsam {Impatiens pallida) — 

 see Pollen. 



Trefoil, or clover, which see. 



TuUp-tree, or whitewood, which see {Liriodendron tulipi- 

 fera). 



Tupelo {Nyssa muUiflora), common tupelo, or sour gum; 

 iV. aquatica, water tupelo or gum; N. uniflora, large tupelo; 

 N. capitala, Ogeechee Ume; very important south. 



Turnip {Brassica depressa). 



Valerian {Valeriana edulus) ; Ohio and westward. 



Varnish-tree {Alyanthu^ glandulosa) ; south from Japan; 

 honey bad. 



Vervain {Verbena officinalis). 



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