68 SOURCES OF NECTAR 
shows the common roadside species of the Middle West (C. 
chamecrista), with blossom, seed pod, and leaf. The flowers 
are of an attractive yellow color, of about the size shown. This 
plant is very common along the sandy roads of the Middle West, 
Fic. 34.—Blossom, seed pod and leaf of partridge pea. 
where at times it may be found in abundance for miles at a 
stretch. Although bees visit the plant freely while in bloom, the 
amount of honey stored from this source is seldom noticeable 
in this region. 
