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Crowfoot family. Ranunculaee*; see Anemone, Liverwort, 
Clematis and Meadow-rue. 
Crucifers ; see Mustard family. 
Cucumber ; see Gourd family. 
Cucumber tree ; see Tulip Poplar. 
Cucurbitaceae ; see Gourd family. 
Currant, Ribes spp. Pollen, neetar. 
Cyperaceae ; see Sedge family. 
Cyrilla family, Cyrillaee®; see Ti-ti. 
Cyrillaceae ; see Cyrilla family. 
Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, or Leontodon Taraxacum (Fig. 
151). Perennial herb growing close to ground. Flowers 
yellow, blooms throughout 
year but most abundantly in 
early spring (with or following 
fruit bloom in North). Honey 
amber. In wasto places and a 
weed in lawns and fields 
throughout the United States. 
Not valuable as a source of 
surplus honey, but especially 
helpful in building up colonies 
in early spring. 
Date palm, Phoenix daclylifera. 
Abundant nectar, California, 
Arizona. 
Desert willow, Chilopsis linearis. 
New Mexico. 
Dogwood family, Cornacese; see 
Tupelo. 
Dutch clover ; see White Clover. 
Ebenaceae ; see Ebony family. 
Ebony family, Ebenaceae; see Per¬ 
simmon. 
Elder, Sambucus spp. Pollen, 
nectar. 
Elm, Ulmus spp. Pollen. 
Elm family, Ulmacoae; see Elm, 
Gran.ieno and Hackberry. 
English walnut, Juglans regia. Noctar, pollen. 
Ericaceae ; see Heath family. 
Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus spp. Numorous species of value intro¬ 
duced into California. The species vary greatly in nectar 
Fig. 151. — Dandelion. 
