. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. FIG. 41.—BLOSSOMS AND LEAVES OF BLACK LOCUST to be found in many places from New England and Canada southward, and is reported as producing a surplus of honey in parts of California, and is listed among the honey plants of Texas. The wood is desirable for posts, rail- road ties and other purposes requiring durability. Large plantations are often set for utility purposes, so that in some localities the beekeeper may readily expect a surplus from this source. Borers are a serious menace to the life of this tree, and whole plantations of locust are somet
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. FIG. 41.—BLOSSOMS AND LEAVES OF BLACK LOCUST to be found in many places from New England and Canada southward, and is reported as producing a surplus of honey in parts of California, and is listed among the honey plants of Texas. The wood is desirable for posts, rail- road ties and other purposes requiring durability. Large plantations are often set for utility purposes, so that in some localities the beekeeper may readily expect a surplus from this source. Borers are a serious menace to the life of this tree, and whole plantations of locust are sometimes injured by the insects, which kill the branches and sometimes the bodies of the trees, Saskatchewan, Colorado and Arizona, south to Florida and Louisiana. I find no mention of it in Texas or Califor- nia, although related species are found there. Figure 41 shows the blossom and leaf of this species. The fruit is very conspicuous in autumn and win- ter, the crimson berries serving the causing them to sprout again from the ^ ; !I^^;rir^:^:rrnz According to Lovell, the honey is water white, of heavy body and mild flavor. Figure 43 shows the blossoms and leaves. The flowers, it will be noted, much resemble those of the garden pea. In some localities the tree is known as white or yellow locust. The sumac family is represented by some species in nearly all parts of the country. The smooth sumac, A7j«a- glabra, is found from New England to. FIG. 44 -SUMAC. birds as food. Honey from sumac is of good quality and flavor and light in color. In some localities the quanti- ties secured are sufficient to insure a good surplus in favorable seasons. The well known poison ivy or poison oak belongs to this family and is a good honey plant. Probably nearly all the sumacs .produce some honey, and the family may be regarded as impor- tant additions to the honey-producing flora. VIRGINIA CREEPER. The Virginia creeper, also known as American ivy or woodbine, Partheno- cissus ijiiini
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