Redbud (_Cercis canadensis_) Feb.-Mar. Alder (_Alnus rugosa_ = _A. serrulata_ of Gray's Manual ) Feb.-Mar. Red or Soft Maple (_Acer rubrum_) Feb.-Mar. Elm (_Ulmus_) Feb.-Mar. Willows (_Salix_) Feb.-Mar. Dandelion (_Taraxacum taraxacum_ = _T. officinale_ of Gray's Manual) Feb.-Mar. _Apricot_ (_Prunus armeniaca_) Feb.-Mar. WILD PENNYROYAL (_Hedeoma pulegioides_) Feb.-Mar. Carolina Cherry, or Laurel Cherry (_Prunus caroliniana_) March. Juueberry, or Service Berry (_Amelanchier canadensis_) March. ORANGE and _Lemon_ (_Citrus_) Mar.-Apr. _Cottonwoods_, or _Poplars_ (_Populus_) Mar.-Apr. TITI (_Cliftonia monophylla_) (Florida and southern Georgia, westward.) Mar.-Apr. Gooseberry and Currant (_Ribes_) Mar.-Apr. _Peach_, _Cherry_, and _Plum_ (_Prunus_) Mar.-Apr. _Pear_ and Apple (_Pyrus_) Mar.-Apr. Huckleberries and Blueberries (_Gaylussacia_ and _Vaccinium_) April. _Crimson Clover_ (_Trifolium incarnatum_) April. BLACK GUM, SOUR GUM, TUPELO, or PEPPERIDGE (_Nyssa aquatica_ = _N. sylvatica_ of Gray's Manual) April. BALL, or BLACK SAGE (_Romona stachyoides_, _R. palmeri_, etc. = _Audibertia stachyoides_, etc., of the Botany of California) (California) April. GALLBERRY, or HOLLY (_Ilex glabra_) Apr.-May. Manzanitas (_Arctostaphylos California_) Apr.-May. Acacias (_Acacia_) Apr.-May. _Common_, _Black_, or _Yellow Locust_ (_Robinia pseudacacia_) Apr.-May. Persimmon (_Diospyros virginiana_) Apr.-May. EDIBLE CHESTNUT (_Castanea dentata_ = _C. sativa_ var. _americana_ of Gray's Manual) Apr.-May. Chinquapin (_Castanea pumila_) Apr.-May. Catalpas (_Catalpa_) Apr.-May. MAGNOLIAS (_Magnolia_) Apr.-May. Rhododendrons, Rosebays, Azaleas (_Rhododendron_) Apr.-May-June. MESQUITE (_Prosopis juliflora_) (Texas and westward) Apr.-July. _Cowpea_ (_Vigna sinensis_) Apr.-Aug. TULIP TREE, or "POPLAR," (_Liriodendron tulipifera_) May. Mountain Laurel (_Kalmia latifolia_) May. Grapevines (_Vitis_) May.