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Crowfoot family. Ranunculacese ; see Anemone, Liverwort, 



Clematis and Meadow-rue. 

 Cruciferse ; see Mustard family. 

 Cucumber ; see Gourd family. 

 Cucumber tree ; see Tulip Poplar. 

 Cucurbitaceae ; see Gourd family. 

 Currant, Ribes spp. Pollen, nectar. 

 Cyperaceae ; see Sedge family. 

 Cyrilla family, Cyrillaceas ; see Ti-ti. 

 CyrillaceEB ; see Cyrilla family. 



Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, or Leontodon Taraxacum (Pig. 

 151). Perennial herb growing close to ground. Flowers 



yellow, blooms throughout 

 year but most abundantly in 

 early spring (with or following 

 fruit bloom in North) . Honey 

 amber. In waste places and a 

 weed in lawns and fields 

 throughout the United States. 

 Not valuable as a source of 

 surplus honey, but especially 

 helpful in building up colonies 

 in early spring. 



Date palm, Phcenix dactylifera. 

 Abundant nectar, California, 

 Arizona. 



Desert willow, Chilopsis linearis. 

 New Mexico. 



Dogwood family, Cornacese ; see 

 Tupelo. 



Dutch clover ; see White Clover. 



Ebenacese ; see Ebony family. 

 Ebony family, Ebenaceae ; see Per- 

 simmon. 

 Elder, Sambuous spp. Pollen, 



nectar. 

 Elm, Ulmus spp. Pollen. 

 Elm family, Ulmacese ; see Elm, 

 Granieno and Hackberry. 

 English walnut, Juglans regia. Nectar, pollen. 

 Ericaceae ; see Heath family. 



Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus spp. Numerous species of value intro- 

 duced into California. The species vary greatly in nectar 



Fig. 151. — Dandelion. 



