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CowPEA ( Vigna shiensis) May-Aug. 



Edible Chestnut (Castanea dentata=^C. sativa var. amei'icana of Gray's 



Manual) June. 



Chinquapin {('asianni pumila) June. 



Catalpas, or Indian Bean Trees ( Catalpa) June. 



Magnolia, or Sweet ]?ay {Magnolia glauca) June. 



Linden, or " Linn " {Tilia americana) June. 



SOURWOOD, or SORREL TREE {Oxydnnlrum arborenm) June-July. 



Oxei/e Daisg, or JVIiifeweed {Chri/santhemum Uucanthemnm) June-July. 



Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) July. 



Buttonbush {('ephalanthus occidentalis) July. 



Cleome, or ''Rocky Mountain Bee Plant" {('home n('rrulaia^=^ C. integ- 



rifoVia of Gray's Manual) (West) July-Aug. 



ALEALFA {Medicago sativa) (West) July-Aug. 



MELILOT, BOKHARA, or SWEET CLOVER {Melilolus alba) July-Aug. 



Indian Corn {Zca mays) July-Aug. 



Cucumber, Melon, Squash, Pumj^kin {Cucumis, Citrullus, and Cucurbita ) .July-Aw^^. 



Knotweeds {Polygonum, especially P. pennsylranicuni and P.persiearia) July-Sept. 



Buckwheat {Fagopyrum fagopyruni^=. F. esculentum of Gray's Manual) Aug.-Sept. 



Wild Asters {Aster, especially Heath-like Asteiu Aster ericoides) Aug.-Oct. 



Thorouglnvort, or Boneset {Eupatoriuw perfoUatum ) Aug.-Oct. 



Bur Marigolds {Bidens, especially Spanish Needles. Bidens bipinnata) . ..Aug.-Oct. 

 Golden-rods {Solidago) Aug.-Oct. 



SOUTH. 



[Below 35° N.] 



Redbud ( Cercis canadensis) P'eb.-Mar. 



Alder {Alnus rugosa = A. serrulata of Gray's Manual) Feb.-3lar. 



Red or Soft Maple {Acer rubrum ) Feb. -Mar. 



Elm (Uhnus) Feb.-Mar. 



Willows {Halix) Feb.-Mar. 



Dandelion (Taraxacum taraxacum ^=^ T. officinale of Gray's Manual) Feb.-Mar. 



Apricot {Prunus armeniaca) Feb.-jNIar. 



Carolina Cherry, or Laurel Cherry ( Prunus caroliniana) March. 



Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis) March. 



Orange and Lemon { Citrus) Mar.-Apr. 



Cottonwoods, or Poplars (Populus) Mar.-Apr. 



TiTi {Cliftonia ligustrina) (Florida and southern (ieorgia, westward) Mar.-Apr. 



Gooseberry and. Currant {Ribes) Mar.-Apr. 



Peach , Cherry, and Plum { Prun us) Mar.-A})r. 



Pear and Apple ( Pyrus) Mar.-Apr. 



Huckleberries and Blueberries {(Taylussacia and J'accinium) April. 



Crimson Clover { Trifolium incarnatum) April. 



Black Gum, Sour Gum, Tupelo, or Peppkridge {Xyssa a'juaiica^= X. syl- 



vatica of Gray's Manual) Ajiril. 



Ball, or Black Sage {Ramona stachyoides, R. palmeri, etc. = A udibertia 



stachyoides, etc., of the Botany of California) (California) April. 



Gallberry, or Holly ( Ilex glabra) Apr. -May. 



Mauzanitas {Arctostaphylos) (California) Apr. -May. 



Acacias {Acacia) Apr.-May. 



Common, Black, or Yellow Locust { Robinia pseudacacia) Apr.-May. 



Persimmon {Diospyros virginiana) Apr.-May. 



Edible Chestnut {Castanea dentata = C. sativa var. americana of (Cray's 



Manual) Ai>r.-May. 



Chimiuapin {Castanea pumila) Apr.-May. 



