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Ulex europacus (Gorse, yellow bloom). Prefers dry, sanely 
banks with sunny exposure. Sometimes used as a hedge plant. 
Good for early pollen. 
Onobrychis satk'd (sanfoin). One of the introduced crops of 
the Chico Station of the Department of Agriculture. Very succu- 
lent, not hardy to frost ,and promises well as a soiling crop and 
for green manure, but not suited for grazing purposes. A fair 
bee plant. 
Onithopus sativus (serradella) . See sanfoin. 
Hcdysarum coronarium (sulla clover). Same as two preced- 
ing plants. 
Linden. Shade tree in northern climates. Good honey pro- 
ducers. Blooms in Northern California from May to July. 
Rhamus calif orniacus (California coffee-berry. A very good 
bee plant. Grows in canyons in mountains and to some extent 
down in the foothills. Height 6 to 10 feet. Blooms during May, 
Certain cultivated trees and plants that are not listed produce 
honey in California. The Citrus groves of Southern California 
produce a grade that is indeed "the nectar of the gods." 
There are also many wild' plants and weeds that are more or 
less important as bee plants, but it is not advisable to introduce 
them into Hawaii. 
Of the above list of bee plants occurring in California, I am 
indebted to Mr. Jared G. Smith, for the following notes on those 
that are already established in Hawaii : 
Alfalfa. Several varieties are cultivated in Hawaii. 
Mclilotus indicus. Xow growing on the Parker and Molokai 
ranches. M. officinalis occurs on these ranches also. 
Trifolium repens (white clover). Not listed in clovers oc- 
curring in California, but this species is found on the Haleakala 
and Makawao pastures. A valuable bee plant. 
Medicago denticulate. (California burr-clover). Introduced* 
into Maui in 1882 by C. R. Blacow, now found on all the ranches 
of the islands. 
Lupins (blue and yellow) . Both are occasionally used as 
green manure plants on sugar plantations. 
Lipia repens (carpet grass). Verbena family. Now growing 
at Hawaii Experiment Station. 
Romncya coulteri (poppy). There is a horticultural form of 
this that is seen at times in gardens in Honolulu. 
Lathy rus tingitanus (Tangier pea). This is now growing at 
Haiku, Maui. 
Erodium ciccutarium and E. mochatum (Alfilaria or Filaree). 
These are now well established on upland pastures in Hawaii. 
They are also on Molokai. Seed introduced here in California 
hay. 
Onobrychis sativa (sanfoin). This is one of the forage plants 
distributed to the members of the Hawaiian Stock Breeders' 
Association in 1904. 
