SOURCES OF HONEY 19 



Next in order as regards honey value stands the Erica 

 Cinerea or bell heather (the specific name Cinerea having 

 reference to the ashy greyness of the stems), found in 

 great profusion in the West, as also in Scotland, Ireland 

 and Wales. 



CROSS-LEAVED HEATH 



(^Erica tetralix) 



The honey from this can be readily extracted by 

 means of the centrifugal extractor, if the operation be 

 not delayed too long after the honey has been sealed 

 over. 



The third variety. Erica tetralix, cross-leaved heath, 

 cannot be considered as a honey plant. The plant is 

 smaller and the flowers larger than either of the foregoing 

 varieties, and is usually found growing in moist situations. 

 Parkinson calls this plant the low Dutch heath. 



