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Carrot family, Umbellifer®. Various species are of miftor impor¬ 
tance as sources of nectar and pollen. 
Cascara Sagrada, Rhamnus Purshiana. Honey dark, does not 
granulate. California. 
Catalpa, eatawba, Catalpa speciosa. Of little value. 
Catawba; see Catalpa. 
Catnip, Nepeta Cataria. Nectar. Unimportant. 
Century plant, Agave americana. Heavy yielder in semi-arid tropi¬ 
cal localities, July-August. Also other species of Agave. 
Chestnut, Castanea dentata. Some nectar, pollen. 
Chicory, Cichorium Intybus. July-October, eastern United States. 
Chicory subfamily; see Chicory, Dandelion and Sow Thistle. 
China-tree, Pride of India, Melia azedarach. Spring, of value in 
early brood-rearing, Texas. 
Chinquapin, Castanea pumila. Honey dark amber of most unpleas¬ 
ant flavor, Georgia and other 
southern Statos. 
Cichoriaceae; see Chicory. 
Cistaceae ; see Rock-rose family. 
Citrus fruits, lime, oi'ange, grape fruit, 
lemon, Citrus spp. Cultivated, 
Florida, California, Texas, some 
species wild in Florida. Trees. 
Honey white, heavy body, deli¬ 
cious flavor. The value of these 
trees to tho beekeeper is probably 
overestimated and honey from 
other sources is probably sold as 
“ orange honey,” under which name 
the citrus honeys are usually all 
sold. 
Clematis, Clematis sp. Superb honey 
when sufficiently abundant, New 
England. Pollen. 
Clematis ligusticifolia. In hills of Cali¬ 
fornia, June-July. Pollen abun¬ 
dant. 
Cleome, spider-flower, Cleome serrulata 
and C. spinosa (Fig. 149). Herbs 
. 2-3 feet, erect, flowers pink or white 
Fiq. 149.Spider-flower j a p, serrulata, purple in C. spinosa. 
C. serrulata in prairies Illinois west 
to Rocky Mountains; C. spinosa, from tropical Amorica, some¬ 
times cultivated, Illinois to Louisiana. C. serrulata is called 
Rocky Mountain Bee-plant by Colorado beekeepers. Under 
