266 June Plants. 



The Saw Palmetto, Sahle serulata, forms a dense growth and 

 makes clearing the land no small expense in Florida. The 

 slim trunk creeps along the ground for twenty feet and sends 

 roots beneath for nourishment. The leaves arise from this 

 stem, and are from four to six feet long. The clusters of small 

 yellowish-white blossoms are immense in size. The blossoms, 

 last from the middle of April till June. The honey is yellow, 

 thick and fine. The fruit of this palm is about twice the size 

 of the Concord grape, and from October till Christmas the 

 oozing nectar keeps the bees at work. This is dark honey, but 

 very good for stimulative feeding. 



JUNE PLANTS. 



With June comes the incomparable white or Dutch clover, 

 Trifolium repens (Fig. 134), whose chaste and modest bloom 

 betokens the beautiful, luscious, and unrivaled sweets which 



Fig. 134. 



White or Dutch Clover, 



are hidden in its corolla tube. Also its sister, Alsike or Swed- 

 ish, Trifolium hybrida (Fig. 135), which seems to resemble 

 both the white and red clover. It is a stronger grower than 

 the white, and has a whitish blossom tinged with pink. This 

 forms excellent pasture and hay for cattle, sheep, etc., and 

 may well be sown by the apiarist. It will often pay apiarists 

 to furnish neighboring farmers with seed as an inducement 

 to grow this excellent honey plant. Like white clover, it 



