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ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS Phaseolus coccineus L. runner bean, scarlet runner bean, haricot d'Espagne, haricot d ann. Jul 3-4 m N(P?) Value for honey: surplus occasionally reported 54 ; flow honeybee to negotiate, except between 0800-1000h, wh tube ' 5; if N is lower in the tube, then it is only availa "robbing" holes made in the base of the flower by bumble reduced if plants are pinched back during early growth 35 ; s Pimpinella anisum L. anise, common anise, aniseed, anis veil ann. 60 cm N(P?) Value for honey: very attractive to honeybees for N 72 . Honey: light in colour, mild, elusive flavour 72 . Notes: copious yellowish-white flowers that appear about popular garden ornamental, sometimes grown commercially or culinary purposes; has escaped from cultivation 23 . Reseda odorata L. mignonette, common mignonette, resecla odorante, herbe d'am ann. Jun-frost N(P) Value for honey: sometimes considered an excellent plant capable of giving more N and more blossom for a given known 3522 ; also has been known to have a poor attractio possibility that it only yields well in warm weather 50 ; honeybees in Kootenay, B.C. 50 ; many extravagant claims may deserve field trials 72 . Value for pollen: little P collected 35 . Notes: flowers fragrant; cool moist site preferred; cultivat perfumery. Rudbeckia L. (see individual spp. for more detail) coneflower, rudbeckie Value for honey: sometimes a fair source of late N, but op reported to be unattractive to honeybees 72 ; bees rarely s author's garden. Notes: a large group of wild and cultivated plants; thrive in Rudbeckia hirta L. black-eyed Susan, rudbeckie hdrissde
32 flavour 16 . Notes: self-seeds freely; source of aromatic oil used in medic note that S. splendens (scarlet sage) is not visited by honeybe Satureja hortensis L. summer savory, savory, sarriette ann. Jul-Oct 45 cm Value for honey: HP3 (for Satureja L.) 16; N sugar concentr less attractive than S. montana (winter savory)" Honey: similar to Thymus L. (thyme) H 16; a major source o Mt. Hymettus 16 . Notes: fragrant pale mauve flowers in whorls or spikes; cu waste land where escaped from cultivation 23 . Scabiosa L. (see individual spp. for more detail) scabious, pincushion flower, scabieuse ann. bienn. per. Jul-Sep Value for honey: most of these seem attractive to honeybees Notes: popular for flower gardens and thrives in any good soi Scabiosa atropurpurea L. sweet scabious, mourning brides, pincushions, scabieuse des j ann. Jun-Sep 45-60 cm Value for honey: bees work freely for N, especially when gro Notes: needs well-drained soil; sun; naturalized in Calif. 23 ; se Senecio elegans L. (syn. Jacobaea elegans (L.) Moench) purple ragwort, senecon ann. Jun-Aug 30-60 cm NP Notes: sow at intervals; flowers are yellow with purple or wh Calif.; a near relation, S. jacobaea (stinking Willie, tansy rag many areas of Canada and also has a reputation for produci (see Section 8). Sinapis alba L. ssp. alba 51 (syn. S. alba L.; Brassica alba (L.) Rabenhorst) 51 white mustard, moutarde blanche ann. Jul-Oct 80 cm NP Value for honey: HP1/3 16 ; N sugar concentration up to 6
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 and 16: 50 PERENNIALS Helianthus salicifoli
Page 17 and 18: 52 PERENNIALS Liatris pychnostchya
Page 19 and 20: 54 waste land, locally N. to N.E.,
Page 21 and 22: 56 PERENNIALS Mentha spicata L. (sy
Page 23 and 24: 58 and beyond Can. lirnits 23 . PER
Page 25 and 26: 60 Notes: includes about 250 spp. o
Page 27 and 28: 62 PERENNIALS Solidago L. goldenrod
Page 29 and 30: 64 PERENNIALS on calcareous ledges
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
Page 37 and 38: 20 Honey: is greenish-yellow to dar
Page 39 and 40: 22 Coriandrum sativum L. coriander,
Page 41 and 42: 24 This is one of the few plants th
Page 43 and 44: 26 Isatis tinctoria L. dyer's woad,
Page 45 and 46: 28 vanilla 16 ; excellent 35 . Note
Page 47: 30 Origanum majorana L. (syn. Major
Page 51 and 52: 34 form); is a legume and so fixes

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