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Table XIV. — Principal plants furnishing nectar and pollen; average dates 
of beginning and ending of blooming periods — Continued. 
State. 
Trees. 
Holly (Ilex opaca). 
Black locust 
(Robinia). 
Persimmon. 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. 
End. 
Michigan 
Wisconsin 
Minnesota 
Iowa 
Missouri 
North Dakota 
Nebraska 
Kansas 
May 25 
May 8 
May 1 
Apr. 25 
Apr. 15 
June 10 
May 22 
May 15 
May 10 
May 1 
Kentucky 
Tennessee 
June 1 
May 6 
Apr. 16 
June 15 
May 20 
Apr. 30 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
Apr. 25 
Apr. 5 
May 21 
Apr. 20 
Louisiana 
Oklahoma 
May 5 
May 15 
Arkansas 
May 20 
June 5 
Montana 
Colorado 
New Mexico 
Arizona 
Utah 
Nevada 
Idaho 
Washington 
Oregon 
California 
June 30 
Aug. 20 
State. 
Trees— Continued. 
Shrubs.! 
Sourwood 
(Oxydendrum). 
Tulip poplar 
{Liriodendron). 
Gallberry 
{Ilex glabra). 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. 
End. 
Begin. 
End. 
Maine 
New Hampshire 
Massachusetts 
Rhode Island 
1 Mesquite {Prosopis): Texas, first flow Apr. 15 to May 15, second flow Jime 15 to July 15; 
New Mexico, single flow May 6 to July 1; Arizona, single flow Apr. 15 to May 18; Nevada, 
singleflow Apr. 20 to June 1. Catsclaw {Acacia greggii), Texas, Apr. 20 to May 16. Guajilla 
(^Eavardia), Texas, Apr. 20 to May 25. Sage (Ramona), CaUfornia, Mar. 1 to July 1 (mostly 
April, May, and June). Wild buckwheat {Eriogonum), California, June 10 to Aug. 1. Gall- 
berry {Ilex glabra): Florida, Mar. 25 to May 5; Georgia, Apr. 27 to May 28; North Carolina, 
May 20 to June 13. 
