======================================== DATE. | Annuals or Perennials. ======================================== April |Dandelion. April and May |Strawberry. (_a_) May and June |*White Sage, California May and June |*Sumac, California. May and June |*Coffee Berry, California June to July |WHITE CLOVER. (_a_) June to July |ALSIKE CLOVER. (_a_) June to July |*[SWEET CLOVER.] June to July |*Horehound. [Weed.] June to July |Ox-eyed Daisy--Bad June to July |Bush Honeysuckle. June to August |*Sage. June to August |Motherwort. June to frost |*(Borage.) June to frost |*(Cotton.) (_a_) June to frost |Silk or Milk Weeds. June to frost |(Mustard)† June to frost |*(Rape.) (_a_) June to frost |St. John's Wort. June to frost |(MIGNONETTE.) (_a_) July |(Corn.) (_a_) July |*(Teasel.) (_a_) July to August |*Catnip. (_a_) July to August |Asparagus. (_a_) July to August |*(Rocky M't. Bee Plant) July to frost |Boneset. July to frost |Bergamot. July to frost |Figwort. August |(Buckwheat.) (_a_) August |(Snap-dragon.) August to frost|(GOLDEN ROD.)† August to frost|Asters.† August to frost|Marsh Sun-Flowers. August to frost|Tick-Seed. August to frost|Beggar-Ticks. August to frost|Spanish Needles. ======================================== DATE. | Shrubs or Trees. ======================================== March and Ap'l |Red or Soft Maple.(_a_) March and Ap'l |Poplar or Aspen. March and Ap'l |Silver Maple. March and Ap'l |*Judas Tree. May |(Shad-bush.) May |(Alder.) May |Maples-Sugar Maple (_a_) May |Crab Apple. May |(Hawthorns.) |{ Fruit Trees--Apple, May. |{ Plum, Cherry, Pear, |{ etc. (_a_) May |Currant and Gooseberry. (_a_) May |*(Wistaria Vine-South) |{ (Chinese Wistaria May |{ Vine--South.) May and June |(Barberry.) May and June |(Grape-vine.) (__a) May and June |Tulip-tree. May and June |(Sumac.) June |Wild-Plum. June |(Black Raspberry.) (_a_) June |Locusts. June |(RED RASPBERRY.) (_a_) June |(Blackberry.) June to July |*Sour-wood--South. July |(Button Bush.) July |BASSWOOD. (_a_) July |(Virginia Creeper.) (_a_) July to August |*Pepper-tree, Cal'a. July to Sept |*(St. John's Worts.) August |(Late Sumac.) August to Sept.|*Red Gum, California. DESCRIPTION WITH PRACTICAL REMARKS. As this subject of bee pasturage is of such prime importance, and as the interest in the subject is so great and wide-spread, I feel that details with illustrations will be more than warranted. [Illustration: Fig. 75.--_Maple._]