374 Beekeeping 



ber, throughout United States, especially California. Native 

 of old world; honey of good quality, pollen abundant. E. 

 moschatum, good in California. 



Algaroba ; see Mesquite and also Saman. 



Alsike clover, Trifolium hybridum. Perennial, erect, 1-2 feet, 

 quite similar to white clover except in size. Cultivated ex- 

 tensively (usually with timothy) for hay. Flowers white 

 tipped with pink, to pink. May-October, but especially June- 

 July. Honey only slightly darker than that from white 

 clover. This clover is rapidly increasing in importance to the 

 beekeeper. Called also Swedish clover. Not a hybrid be- 

 tween white and red clovers as name indicates. 



Amaryllidaceae ; see Amaryllis family. 



Amaryllis family, Amaryllidacese ; see Century Plant and Lophiola. 



Ambrosiacese ; see Ragweed family. 



American bee balm ; see Horsemint. 



American holly ; see GaUberry. 



Ampelopsis, Ampelopsis spp. Nectar, pollen. 



Anacardiacese ; see Sumac family. 



Anemone, Anemone quinquefolia. Pollen. 



Antigonon (Corculum). Listed by Root, 1910, Florida, California, 

 tropics. 



Apple, Pyrus Malus (Fig. 2). Honey light amber, superb; pollen. 



Apple family, Malace» (a subfamily of Rosaceae) ; see Pear, Apple, 

 Juneberry and Haws. 



Aquifoliacese ; see HoUy family. 



Asclepiadaceae ; see Milkweed family. 



Ash, Fraxinus spp. Pollen. 



Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis. Honey amber, pollen. 



Asters, Aster spp. Perennial (rarely annual), 1-4 feet or more, 

 ray flowers white or purple, sometimes pink or blue, July to 

 frost. Honey amber in color, flavor often pronounced. 

 Throughout the United States, especially in North, different 

 species being adapted to differences in soils and moisture. 

 A. ericoides and A. novce-anglice are said to be the most val- 

 uable to the beekeeper. The goldenrods which bloom at the 

 same time and which are more conspicuous get much of the 

 credit for nectar-secretion which belongs rightly to the asters. 

 Valuable especially in providing winter stores, although the 

 so-oaUed fall honeys are not so good for this purpose as the 

 purer types of honey (see Wintering). Britton and Brown 

 mention 142 species of this genus in the United States and 250 

 species in all. Plants of related genera are also sometimes 

 known as asters. The species blooming early are rarely 

 valuable as honey-plants. 



