The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31

of the Phacelias. Gives a dark, high
" favored honey. Phacelias congesta,
observed only in rocky places. Place
las parryi, only a fair honey plant in
So. California and yields nothing in
the northern part of the State.
Melilotus alba (white sweet clover).
A highly favored honey. Plant readi-
~ eaten by stock on dry ranges. A
large producer of honey and blooms all
summer in California. Melilotus coeru-
lea, a European sweet clover. Blooms
in June and July and is a fair honey
plant. Not as readily eaten by stock
as Melilotus alba Melilotus macros-
tachys. sweet clover with a white
bloom, flowers from May to July, very
good for both nectar and pollen but
requires fairly good soil. Mr.. Rankin
believes that this species of sweet
clover would be more adapted to Ha-
wall than to California. Melilotus in
deus. yellow sweet clover, closely
related to Melilotus coerulea.
Trifolium tridentatum (clover). A
good range plant in the California foot
hills, is great sheep plant and a fine
honey producer, does not require a great
amount of soil, blooms during March
and April. Trifolium variegatum grows
in moist places, a fine feed and a large
honey producer, blooms during March,
April and May. Trifolium depaupera-
tum. found in the foothills and valleys
on the ranges, blooms in March and
April Trifolium albopurpureum, yields
only in bright weather, found in foot
Mills and valleys, blooms in March and
April.
Hosackia sp. (clover). A foothill,
dryland, grazing plant. Bees do not
work on this plant in California but
Mr.. Rankin believes it would be
good forage plant for our dry districts
and would produce nectar under our
conditions of climate.
Medicago depticulata California
burr-clover), a good bee plant found
on the ranges, readily eaten by stock.
Medicago orbicularis, a burr-clover
that has no spines on the burrs, seeds
as well as plant eaten by stock, is a
California burr-clover.
Lupins (blue and Yellow. Yellow
found in sandy places, blue requires a
good silt soil. Good bee plants.
Lipia repens Carpet grass but not
the California carpet grass. A fine bee
plant and readily eaten by sheep, hogs
and poultry. used as lawn plant in
So. California, stands tramping and
is hard to eradicate, practically an arid
plant but water increases bloom, blooms
from April to September.
Romneya coulteri (poppy). A weed
in dry places. Excellent for pollen.
Nanzanita California shrub), grows
10 feet high in barren places on noun
tains, is an early honey producer and
piyeS shade for sheen
Lathyrus tingitanus (Tangier pea).
A good forage plant and yields quite
an amount of honey.
Erodium cicutarium and Erodium
moschatum (Alfilaria or Filaree). Good
bee plants in fertile soil and with
moisture Bloom from March to April.
Horehound. Widely distributed.
Honey is amber in color and of de-
eided horehound flavor.
Tick europeans (Gorse, yellow
bloom)). Prefers dry, sandy banks
with sunny exposure. Sometimes used
as a hedge plant. Good for early
pollen.
Onobrvchis saliva (sanfoin). One of
the introduced crops of the Chico Sta
ton of the Department of Agricul-
ture. Very succulent. not hardy to
frost, and promises weH as a soiling
crop and for green manure but not
suited for grazing purposes. \ fair
bee plant
Onithopus sati7us (serradella). See
sanfoin.
Hedysarum coronarium (sulla clover)
Same as two preceding plants.
Linden. SADIE tree in northern
climates Good honey producers.
Blooms in northern California from
Nav to July.
Ramnus californiacus California
coffeeberry). \ very good bee plant.
Grows in CANYONS in mountains land
to some extent down in the foothills.
Height 8 to 10 feet. Blooms during
May.
Certain cultivated trees and plants
that are not listed produce honey in
California. The citrus groves of south
ern California produce a grade that is
indeed 1.-THE nectar of the gods.
There are also many wild plants and
weeds that are more or less important
as bee plants but it is not advisable
TO introduce them into Hawaii.
Of the above list of bee plants oc-
curing in California, ! am indebted .
to Mr.. Jared G. Smith for the follow
ing notes on those that are already
in Fawaii:
Alfalfa Several varieties are cul-
tivated in Hawaii.
Meluotus indicus. Now growing on .
the Parker and Molokai ranches. Nell
lotus officinalis occurs on these ranches
also.
Trifolium rerens lwhite clover). Not
listed in cl0yers occurring in Califor-
MIA but this species is found on the (
and Makawao pastures. \
bee plant
Nedicago denticulata California
burr-cloyer). introduced into Maui IN
1882 by c. r. BIacow, now found on
all the ranches Of The ISLANDS
Lupins (blue AMI Yellow. Both are