68 MANUAL OF APICULTURE. 
Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) Apr.- May. 
Catalpas (Catalpa) Apr. -May. 
Magnolias (Magnolia) Apr. -May. 
Rhododendrons, Rosebays, Azaleas (Rhododendron) Apr. -May-June. 
Mesqote (Prosopis juliilora) (Texas and westward) Apr.-July. 
Cowpea ( Vigna sinensis) Apr.-Aug. 
Tulip Tree, or ''Poplar/' (Liriodendron tulipifera) May. 
Mountain Laurel (Kahnia latifolia) May. 
Grapevines ( Yitis ) May. 
Raspberry (Rub us) May. 
China Berry, China Tree, or Pride of India (Melia azedarach ) May. 
WHITE SAGE (Ramona polystachya = Audibcrtia polystachya of the Botany 
of California) (California) May-June. 
SOURWOOD, or SORREL TREE (Oxydendrum arboreum) May-June. 
SAW PALMETTO (Serenoa serrulata) (coasts of Georgia and Florida). ..May-June. 
HORSEMINT (Monarda citriodora) May-July. 
Banana (Musa sapien turn ) May-Sept. 
Linden, or "Linn" (Tilia americana, T. pubeseens, and T. heterophylla) ...June. 
Bed Bay ( Persea borhonia = P. carolinensis of Gray's Manual) June. 
Indian Corn (Zea mays) June-July. 
Cucumber. Melon, Squash, Pumpkin (Cucumis, Citrullus, and Cucurbita) June-July. 
BLACKWOOD or BLACK MANGROVE (Aricennia nitida) (Florida) .... June-July. 
ALFALFA (Medicago satira) June-Aug. 
Melilot, Bokhara, or Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba) June-Aug. 
Cotton (Gossyjrium herbaeeum) June-Aug. 
Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculalum) (California) June-Oct. 
CABBAGE PALMETTO (Sabal palmetto) (coasts of South Carolina. 
Georgia, and Florida | J uly-Aug. 
Japan or Bush Clorer (Lespede:a striata) Aug.-Sept. 
Bur Marigolds (Bidens, especially Spanish Xeedles, Biclens bipinnata) Aug. -frost. 
Wild Asters (Aster, especially Heath-like Aster, Aster e7-ieoides) Aug.-frost. 
Golden-rods (Solidago) Aug.-frost. 
Blue Gum and Red Gum (Eucalyptus globulus and E. rostrata) (California). Dec. -Mar. 
