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Fruit blossoms. Apples, 

 pears, peaches, straw- 

 berries, raspberries and 

 other fruits are valuable 

 honey plants. 



Dandelions furnish both 

 nectar and pollen in 

 abundance. 

 California : 



Yucca. 



\^'illows. 



Mustard. 



Rocky ^lountain bee plant. 



Fruit, including orange, 

 apple, pear, etc. 



Clover, including sweet 

 clover. 



Alfalfa. 



Lima bean. 



Alfilerilla and filaree. 

 Texas : 



Horsemint. 



Alfalfa. 



Basswood. 



Cactus or prickly pear. 



Catsclaw and huajilla, 

 species of acacia. 



Wild sunflowers. 



Mezquit, or screw bean. 



Cotton, 



Vervain, or \erbena. 



Wild sunflowers. 



Sumac. 



Asters. 



Golden rod. 



Prickly pear. 



Gum, or -eucalyptus, of 



which there are several 



species. 

 Blue thistle. 

 Manzanita. 

 Carpet grass. 

 Sage, of several kinds. 

 Blue curls. 

 Tarweed. 

 Goldenrod. 



Sumac. 



White and sweet clover. 



Fruit, including apples, 

 pears, etc., and such 

 wild fruits as haw- 

 thorne. 



Melons and cucumbers. 



Hoarhound, 



