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Oleace©; seo Olive family. 
Olive, Olca europcca. April-May, California, value doubtful. 
Olive family, Oleace©; see Ash, Privet and Olive. 
Onagrace©; see Evening Primrose family. 
Onion, Allium Cepa. Nectar. Valuable where abundant. 
Orange ; see Citrus Fruits. 
Orchid family, Orchidace©. Usually adapted to larger insects. 
Some pollen. 
Orchidace© ; see Orchid family. 
Palm family, Palmace©; see Cabbage Palmetto, Saw Palmetto, 
Date Palm, Royal Palm and 
Cocoanut Palm. 
Palmace© ; see Palm family. 
Paloverde, Cercidium torreyanum. 
Reported as valuable in Ari¬ 
zona, May. 
Papaverace©; see Poppy family. 
Partridge pea, Cluimtrcrisla faxci- 
culata (Fig. 155). Annual 
herb, 1-2$ feet, leaves sensi¬ 
tive, flowers yellow, solitary 
or in small clusters. Nec¬ 
taries on petioles. July- 
September. Honey light 
amber, body thin, flavor not 
good, of value only for bak¬ 
ing. Maine to Florida, west 
to Kansas and Texas, but 
valuable as a producer of 
surplus only in Georgia and Florida. The species of this 
genus are not nectar yielders, except such as have extra-floral 
nectaries, from which nectar is quickly washed out in rainy 
weather. 
Pea family, Leguminos®. This family contains many species of 
the highest importance to beekeepers. The honeys are usually 
white. See Lupines, Lupinus affinis, Alfalfa, Svieet Clover, 
White Clover, Alsike Clover, Crimson Clover, Wild Alfalfa, 
Locust, Moca, Bush Clover, Vetches, Lima Bean and Cowpea. 
Peach, Prunus persica. Nectar, pollen. 
Pear, Pyrus spp. Nectar, pollen. 
Pecan, Carya sp. Pollen. 
Pennyroyal, Hcdcoma pulegioides. Annual, eastern United States, 
July-September. Four species in Florida of value locally, 
January-February. 
