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PERENNIALS Lathyrus sylvestris L. 'Wagneri' Wagner pea, (cv. of narrow leaved everlasting pea or flat pea, cv. de grand gesse or cv. de gesse sylvestre) per. climbing to 2m. N(P?) Value for honey: profuse bloom and bees work this "industriously" 35 ; developed around the turn of the century by a A.W. Wagner from the narrow leaved everlasting pea, L. sylvestris, to improve the value of the sp. as bee and livestock forage 72 . Notes: deep rooted and drought resistant; introduced plant; flowers dark red; sp. (not cv.) found along roadsides and waste places, local Que. to Mich. and beyond Can. limits 23 . Lathyrus tuberosus L. ground nut pea, earth nut pea, tuberous vetchling, gesse tubereuse per. -23° to -21° C Jun-Aug N(P?) Notes: introduced, rose coloured sweet-pea-like flowers; spreads vigorously and may be suitable for banks or roadsides for erosion control. Tubers edible; fields, meadows and roadsides in local areas of Vt. to s. Ont. and Wisc. 23 . Lavatera thuringiaca L. (syn. Malva thuringiaca (L.) Vis) 51 Siberian rose mallow, lavatera, lavatere de Thuringe per. (N)P Value for honey: some N collected 16 . Value for pollen: abundant and attractive P 35 . Notes: bushy plant with hollyhock-like flowers. Leonurus cardiaca L. common motherwort, agripaume, cardiare, cardiaque, herbe aux tonneliers per. -37° to -29° C Jul-Sep 60-120 cm N Value for honey: HP5 16 ; N sugar concentration 3944% 17; N secretion usually unaffected by drought 17 ; covered with bees while blooming and reported to be more attractive to honeybees than Phacelia (phacelia) or Melilotus (sweet clover) 35 ; flower tubes are 4 mm long so that all N is within reach of the honeybee 35 . Honey: light or straw coloured; good flavour s". Notes: common weed along roadsides; roots are very tenacious; sometimes cultivated in the flower border; naturalized in waste land, Que., W. and S. beyond Can. limits 23 . Leonurus cardiaca L. ssp. villosus (Desf. ex Sprengel) Hyl. 17 (syn. Leonurus quinquelobatus Gilib.; Caridaca vulgaris Moench; Leonurus glaucescens Bunge) 51 motherwort, leonure per. Jun-Jul 60-120 cm N Value for honey: HP6 17 ; N sugar concentration 42-76%. Honey: light to light orange in colour 17 . Leucojum vernum L. spring snowflake, niveole-printaniere, grelot blanc per. (bulb) -29° to -23° C Apr-May 30 cm Notes: will spread if left undisturbed; flowers white tipped with green. Np 36 51
52 PERENNIALS Liatris pychnostchya Michx. Kansas gayfeather, blazing star per. -37° to -29° C Jul-Sep 90-120 cm N 72 Notes: purple flower heads in a dense terminal spike; striking appearance; damp prairies Wisc. and S. beyond Can. range 23 . Liatris spicata (L.) Wild. spike gayfeather, blazing star per. -37° to -29° C Sep 30 cm N 72 Value for honey: a useful late source. Notes: grows well in dry soil; purple flowers in clusters about 50 cm long; meadows, borders of marshes, damp shores sw. Ont., Mich., Wisc. and cultivated locally and naturalized in s.N.E. 23 . Limonium latifolium (Sm.) 0. Kuntze statice latifolia, wide leaf sea lavender, marsh rosemary, statice a larges feuilles per. -37° to -29° C Jul-Sep 75 cm N Value for honey: said to be attractive for N; beekeepers report surplus H from L. vulgare Mill. (sea lavender, HP2 16) and L. carolinianum (Walt.) Britt. 72 . Honey: is light in colour and pleasantly flavoured, but mild 72 . Notes: an outstanding per. for the border, bright mauve flowers in feathery panicles; popular for use in dried arrangements. Linum flavum L. golden flax, yellow flax, lin jaune per. -23° to -21° C late Jun-mid Aug 30 cm NP Value for honey: similar to L. usitatissimum L. (flax) 35 . Notes: yellow flowers; not permanent in Ottawa; requires full sun. Linum perenne L. perennial flax, lin per. -29° to -23° C Jun-Sep 30 cm NP Value for honey: similar to L. usitatissimum L. (flax) 35 Notes: popular border plant; deep blue flowers in a much-branched panicle; prefers full sun. Lotus corniculatus L. bird's foot trefoil, bacon and eggs, pied de poule, corvette lotier, lotier corniculd per. Jun-Aug 60 cm NP Value for honey: HP2 16 ; H yields of 45 kg/colony/season 50; N sugar concentration 14- 41% 17; has been observed to be more attractive than Melilotus (sweet clover) on occasion 72; some doubt regarding value as a N source in Ont., but observation of test hives in Guelph, Ont. suggest that it is a major producer in Jul-Aug l . Value for pollen: load is light gray to light brown 17 . Honey: light greenish in colour, classed as white; granulates rapidly; heavy body; flavour like clover 17 . Notes: flowers about 2 weeks before white clover, grown as a crop for pasture or hay; may be suitable for roadsides, as a ground cover or planting in waste land for bee forage; flowers yellow tinged with red; fields roadsides and waste land, locally Nfld. to Minn., and S. beyond Can. limits23.
Page 1 and 2: 36 5.2 Perennials PERENNIALS Agasta
Page 3 and 4: 38 Anemone blanda Schott R. Kotschy
Page 5 and 6: 40 PERENNIALS Lindl. (w. Nfld., Gas
Page 7 and 8: 42 PERENNIALS Aurina saxatilis (L)
Page 9 and 10: 44 PERENNIALS Claytonia virginica L
Page 11 and 12: 46 PERENNIALS Dictamnus albus L. bu
Page 13 and 14: 48 PERENNIALS Honey: usually mixed
Page 15: 50 PERENNIALS Helianthus salicifoli
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Page 21 and 22: 56 PERENNIALS Mentha spicata L. (sy
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Page 27 and 28: 62 PERENNIALS Solidago L. goldenrod
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Page 31 and 32: 66 PERENNIALS Trifolium repens L. w
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Page 35 and 36: 18 Value for pollen: P protein is h
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Page 39 and 40: 22 Coriandrum sativum L. coriander,
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Page 43 and 44: 26 Isatis tinctoria L. dyer's woad,
Page 45 and 46: 28 vanilla 16 ; excellent 35 . Note
Page 47 and 48: 30 Origanum majorana L. (syn. Major
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