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Thb bbb-kbeper's gdidb ; 



honey. We can easily see how mistakes could occur. It is not 

 easy to understand, if these plants furnish poisonous nectar, 

 why poisonous honey (?) is so very rare an occurrence. A near 

 relative of K. latifolia, which g-rows at the South (Andromeda 

 nitida), is said to furnish beautiful and wholesome honey in 



Fig. 246. 



From A. I. Boot Co. 



great quantities. The yellow jasmine (Gelsemium semper- 

 virens), (Fig. 246), is also said to furnish honey that is poison- 

 ous to both people and bees. It blooms in Georgia in February 

 and March. Like Kalmia, it is a poisonous plant, which pos- 

 sibly accounts for the evil reputation of the honey. I have 

 eaten freely of several samples of this so-called poisonous 



