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secretion. Honey-scented gum, E. melliodora, swamp mahog¬ 
any gum, E. robusta, white iron wood, E. leucoxylon, and blue 
gum, E. globulus, are those most valued. Primary honey 
plants in Australia. Honey sometimes strong flavored. 
Eucalyptus family, Myrtace®; see Eucalyptus and Rose Apple. 
Evening primrose family, Onagrace®; see Willow-herb. 
Eysenhardtia, rock brush, Viborquia orthocarpa. Important in 
southwest Texas. 
Fagaceae ; see Beech family. 
Figwort family, Scrophulariace®; see Mullen and Simpson’s 
Honey Plant. 
Fireweed, Erechlites hieracifolia. Eastern United States, July- 
September. 
Fireweed ; see also Willow-herb. 
Frostweed; see Rockrose. 
Gallberry, inkberry, Ilex glabra. Shrub, 2-6 feet, leaves ever¬ 
green, few teeth at apex or entire. May-July. Honey light 
color and of fine quality. Sandy soils, Massachusetts to 
Florida, west to Louisiana, mainly along coast, abundant in 
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, 
especially in cut-over forest lands. An important and in¬ 
creasingly valuable source of nectar in the southern States 
where considerable honey is produced (chiefly for local con¬ 
sumption). A reliable yielder. Other species of holly are also 
valuable, as American holly, I. opaca, April-June. 
Geraniace® ; see Geranium family. 
Geranium family, Geraniace® ; see Alfileria. 
Goldenrod, Solidago spp. Perennial herbs, 1-5 feet, flowers 
generally yellow in panicles or heads, August to frost. Honey 
golden yellow, not of finest flavor, heavy body. Various 
species are adapted to all types of soil, but those growing in 
moist soils are the only ones of value to the beekeeper. The 
value of the goldenrods is probably exaggerated. In many 
places they are the most conspicuous flowers in the fall and 
got credit for honey which probably comes mainly from the 
asters. Eighty-five species, mostly in North America. The 
species which bloom early are usually valueless. The odor of 
the fall honeys is so pronounced that it can be detected some 
distance from the hive when freshly gathered. 
Gooseberry, Grossularia spp. Pollen, nectar. 
Gooseberry family, Grossulariace®; see Gooseberry and Currant. 
Gourd family, Cucurbitace®. Various species furnish pollen and 
nectar, especially the genera Cucurbita, Cucumis and Citrullus, 
pumpkin, squash, cucumber and watermelon. 
