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blooms June-September, depeading on time of planting. Honey 



dark purple in color, flavor strong and rank, of use mainly in 



baking, body usually heavy although 



in rapid flows it may be thin. In New 



York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, espe- 

 cially, but found in almost all parts of 



northern United States. Native of old 



world. Sometimes escapes from cxilti- 



vation. Reliable as a nectar plant es- 

 pecially in more northern localities. 



Nectar secreted most abundantly in the 



morning. 

 Buckwheat family, Polygonaeese ; see Wild 



Buckwheat, Antigonon, Buckwheat, 



Heartsease and Polygonum lapathi- 



folium. 

 Bur-marigold ; see Spanish Needle. 

 Bush clovers, Lespedeza spp. 

 Butterfly- weed ; see Milkweed. 

 Button-bush, honey-balls, Cephalanthus oc- 



cidenialis. In swamps, honey mild, 



light color. 



Fig. 148. — Buckwheat. 



Cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto. To 30 feet, July-August, honey 

 white, mild, Florida. 



Cabbage tree ; see Moca. 



Cactaceae ; see Cactus family. 



Cactus, prickly pear, Opuntia spp. Locally in deserts and semi- 

 arid regions, honey heavy of poor flavor. 



Cactus family, Cactacese ; see Cactus. 



Caesalpinaceae ; see Senna family. 



California buckeye, ^sculus californica. Considerable nectar. 

 Reported that the honey poisons the bees (California) ; more 

 than doubtful. 



California laurel, Umbellularia californica. 



California poppy, Eschscholizia californica. 

 some nectar, California. 



Campanula ; see Bell-flower. 



Campanula ; see Bell-flower. 



Campanulaceae ; see Bell-flower family. 



Canada thistle, Carduus arvensis. Honey of good quality. 



Caper family, Capparidacese ; see Cleome and Jackass Clover. 



Capparidaceae ; see Caper family. 



Caprifoliaceae ; see Honeysuckle family. 



Carpet-grass, Ldppia nodiflora. Of value in California. 



December-March. 

 March-July, pollen, 



