880 PASTURAGE. 
greatest honey-producing treesin the world. As its blossoms 
expand in succession, new swarms will sometimes fill their 
hives from this source alone. The honey, though dark, is of 
a good flavor. This tree often attains a height of over ong 
hundred feet, and its rich foliage, with its large blossoms 
of mingled green and yellow, make it a most beautiful 
sight. 
Fig. 122. 
LOCUST BLOSSOMS 
The common locust (Fig. 122), is a very desirable tree 
for the vicinity of an Apiary, yielding much honey when 
it is peculiarly needed by the bees. 
The wild cherry blooms about the same time. 
