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Gramineas; see Grass family. 
Granjeno, Celtis pallida. Southwest Texas, of value. 
Grape family, Vitacece ; see Grapes, Ampelopsis and Virginia Creeper. 
Grape fruit; see Citrus Fruit. 
Grapes, Vitis spp. Pollen, some nectar. 
Grass family, Gramme®; see Sorghum and Corn. Wind pol¬ 
linated, somo species visited for pollen. 
Greasewood, Adenostema fasciculalum. April-July. California. 
Grossulariaceas; see Gooseberry family. 
Guamd; see Guava. 
Guava, Inga vera, and guama, I. laurina. Of primary importance 
in Porto Rico, found elsewhere 
in West Indies and Central 
America. 
Gum; see Eucalyptus. 
Hackberry, Celtis spp. Nectar, 
abundant pollen. 
Haemodorace®; see Bloodwort 
family. 
Hamamelidaceae; seo Witch-hazel 
family. 
Haws, Crataegus spp. Nectar, 
pollen. 
Hazelnut, Corylus spp. Pollen. 
Heartsease, lady’s thumb, smart- 
weed, Persicaria persicaria 
(Fig. 152). Annual herb, 6-24 
inches or more (especially in 
middle west). Flowers in 
dense racemes, pink and 
purple, June-October, espe¬ 
cially August-October. Honey 
light amber to dark, flavor 
good but easily lost by heat¬ 
ing, granulates. On waste 
land throughout the United 
States, often abundant. An important source in middle west. 
Native to old world. The common name heartsease is given 
to this plant by most beekeepers. There are about 200 species 
of this genus, 71 occurring in North America, probably most 
of them contributing nectar. 
Heath family, Ericace®; see Azalea, Rhododendron, Mountain 
Laurel, Sourwood and Manzanita. The heather, Calluna 
vulgaris, of Europe is a membor of this family. 
Fio. 152. — Heartsease. 
