. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. The Sources of Nectar and Pollen 389 Red bay, Persea borbonia. Southeastern United States, April- June. Redbud; see Judas Tree. Red clover ; see White Clover. Red-root; see Morong. Rhamnacese; see Buckthorn family. Rhododendron, Rhododendron spp. Valuable locally, Allegheny Mountains. Rock brush ; see Eysenhardtia. Rockrose, frostweed, Helianthemum spp. Pollen. Rockrose family, CistaceDS ; see Rockrose. Rocky Mountain bee-plant; see Cleome. Rosaceae ; see Rose family. Rose apple, poma rosa, Cary
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. The Sources of Nectar and Pollen 389 Red bay, Persea borbonia. Southeastern United States, April- June. Redbud; see Judas Tree. Red clover ; see White Clover. Red-root; see Morong. Rhamnacese; see Buckthorn family. Rhododendron, Rhododendron spp. Valuable locally, Allegheny Mountains. Rock brush ; see Eysenhardtia. Rockrose, frostweed, Helianthemum spp. Pollen. Rockrose family, CistaceDS ; see Rockrose. Rocky Mountain bee-plant; see Cleome. Rosaceae ; see Rose family. Rose apple, poma rosa, Caryophyllus jambos. Tropical, of value. Rose family. Rosace bb ; see Meadow Sweet, Raspberry, Blackberry, WUd Raspberry, Greasewood, Strawberry, Roses, Plum and Peach. Roses, Rosa spp. Pollen only. Royal palm, Roystonea spp. Honey amber. West Indies. Secretes heavily. Rubiaceae; see Madder family. Rue family, Rutaceae; see Citrus Fruits. Rutaceae; see Rue family. Sage brush, Artemisia californica. Valuable for pollen, southern California. Sages, Ramona spp. (Also classified as Audibertia spp. and Salvia spp.) Plants of California species vary in size up to 10 feet. April-July. Honey " water- white," granulating least quickly of any American honeys, flavor mild and delicious. The semi- arid regions of southern California Fig. 156. — Bu;tton sage. in canons to 5000 feet (Richter). The black, ball or button sage, B. stachyoides (Fig. 156), is perhaps the most important, although white sage, B. polysta- chya (Fig. 157), and purple sage, B. nivea, are valuable. These plants require about twenty inches of rainfall in late winter followed by warm spring, free from fogs, to produce. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951. New York, The Macmillan company; London
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