. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. 382 Beekeeping Gramineae ; see Grass family. Granjeno, Celtis pallida. Southwest Texas, of value. Grape family, Vitace» ; see Grapes, Ampelopsis and Virgmia Creeper. Grape fruit; see Citrus Fruit. Grapes, Vitis spp. Pollen, some nectar. Grass family, Graminea; see Sorghum and Corn. Wmd pol- linated, some species visited for pollen. Greasewood, Adenostema fasciculatum. April-July. Califorma. Grossulariacese; see Gooseberry family. GuamS; see Guava. Guava, Inga vera, and guama, 7. laurina. Of prim
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. 382 Beekeeping Gramineae ; see Grass family. Granjeno, Celtis pallida. Southwest Texas, of value. Grape family, Vitace» ; see Grapes, Ampelopsis and Virgmia Creeper. Grape fruit; see Citrus Fruit. Grapes, Vitis spp. Pollen, some nectar. Grass family, Graminea; see Sorghum and Corn. Wmd pol- linated, some species visited for pollen. Greasewood, Adenostema fasciculatum. April-July. Califorma. Grossulariacese; see Gooseberry family. GuamS; see Guava. Guava, Inga vera, and guama, 7. laurina. Of primary importance in Porto Rico, found elsewhere in West Indies and Central America. Gum; see Eucalyptus. Hackberry, Celtis spp. Nectar, abundant pollen. Hsemodoraceae; see Bloodwort family. Hamamelidacese; see Witch-hazel family. Haws, Cratsegus spp. Nectar, pollen. Hazelnut, Corylus spp. Pollen. Heartsease, lady's thumb, smart- weed, Persicaria persicaria (Fig. 152). Annual herb, 6-24 inches or more (especially in middle west). Flowers in dense racemes, pink and purple, June-October, espe- cially August-October. Honey light amber to dark, flavor good but easily lost by heat- ing, granulates. On waste land throughout the United States, often abundant. An important source in middle west. Native to old world. The common name heartsease is given to this plant by most beekeepers. There are about 200 species of this genus, 71 occurring in North America, probably most of them contributing nectar. Heath family, Erieaoese; see Azalea, Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, Sourwood and Manzanita. The heather, Calluna vulgaris, of Europe is a member of this Fig. 152. — 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, Macmilla
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