42 BULLETIN" 685^ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table XIV. — Principal plants furnishing nectar and pollen; average dates 
of beginning and ending of blooming periods — Continued. 
Trees. 
State. 
Deciduous fruit 
trees. 
Basswood (linden). 
Gums. 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. End. 
Oldalioiiia 
Apr, 25 
Mar. 25 
May 5 
Apr. 5 
Arlcansas 
Apr. 10 
Apr. 20 
Wyoming 
Colorado 
Apr. 23 
Apr. 10 
Mar. 10 
Apr. 20 
May 12 
Apr. 28 
Apr. 15 
May 10 
New Mexico 
Arizona 
Utah 
Idaho 
May 8 
Apr. 15 
Apr. 16 
Feb. 21 
May 31 
May 15 
June 16 
Apr. 13 
Washington 
Oregon 
California 
1 
State. 
Trees. 
Holly (^Ilex opaca). 
Black locust 
{Eobinia). 
Persimmon. 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. 
End. 
Mainfi 
Massachusetts ■ ' 
June 5 
June 15 
Rhode Island 
May 25 
June 4 
May 15 
May 5 
May 2 
May 10 
May 25 
May 20 
May 18 
May 20 
May 1 
May 1 
May 2 
May 15 
May 15 
May IG 
May 25 
June 15 
South Carolina 
Apr. 5 
Apr. 28 
May 13 
May 15 
May 2G 
May 24 
