A BRIEF SURVEY OF HAWAIIAN BEE KEEPING. 49 
FRUIT TREKS. 
Various species of Citrus (orange, lemon, lime, etc.). 
Avocado (Persea gr^atissima). 
Banana I Musa spp.). 
Guava I Psidivrn spp. i. 
Loquat (EriobQtrya japonica). 
Tamarind I Tamarindus indica). 
PASTURE PLANTS. 
California burr-clover (Medicago denticulata) . Introduced on Maui in 1882 
by Mr. C. It. Blacow. Now found generally on the ranches of the islands. 
Carpet grass (Lippia repens). Growing on grounds of Hawaii Agricultural 
Experiment Station. 
Alfilaria or filaree (Erodium cicutarium and E. moschatum). Seeds intro- 
duced in California hay. Established on upland pastures on Hawaii and 
Molokai. 
White clover (Trifolium repens). Found on Haleakala and Makawao 
pastures. Maui. 
CHOP PLANTS. 
sis;il (Agave sisalana). 
Various species of cucurbits (melons, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, etc.). 
FORAGE PLANTS. 
Alfalfa, several varieties. 
Lupine, blue and yellow. Occasionally used as green manure plant on sugar 
plantations. 
Tangier pea (Lathyrus tingitanus) . Growing at Haiku, Maui. 
Sanfoin (Onobrychis sativa). A forage plant introduced by Mr. Jared G. 
Smith in 1904. Seed distributed to ranches. 
ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. 
Palms, particularly the royal and cocoanut. 
Poppy, a horticultural form of Romneya coulteri, found in gardens in 
Honolulu. 
Chinese ink-berry (Cestrum diurnum). 
Thevetia neriifolia. 
Vines (Ipomoca spp.). 
WEEDS. 
Lantana, two species. (Plate VIII, fig. 2.) 
California sages (Artemisia). Introduced by Hawaiian Bee Keepers' Asso- 
ciation in 1907. Not as yet established. Suitable for waste, arid lands. The 
most importanl honey plant in California. Valuable as a forage plant. 
Ilima < Sida spp. ). 
( >i i l '( i in mi bonariensis > . 
Pili grass {Heteropogon contortus). 
Spanish needle (lauki) {Bidens pilosa). 
Puakala (Argemone mcxicana). 
Alii i noduiKi a viscosa var. spathulata) . 
Ilila hila (undetermined). 
other weeds are Wa l / heria americana, 1 pomcca pes-caprce (vine along sea 
coast), and tfalvastrum tricuspidatvm. 
OTHER SOURCES OF HONEY. 
Insect honeydew. — Hawaii is peculiar in that most of the honey 
produced is prom some source other than flowers. Two-thirds of the 
