CONTENTS

PART I

NECTAR: ITS SECRETION, PROTECTION, AND DISTRIBUTION

I. The Structure and Role of the Flower

II. North American Honey Plants

III. The Secretion of Nectar

IV. Plants of Little Value to Bee Culture

V. Pollen-Flowers

VI. Honey Dew

PART II

DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS VALUABLE CHIEFLY FOR POLLEN

PART III

DESCRIPTIONS OF AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS, NORTH OF MEXICO

PART IV

THE HONEY FLORAS OF THE DIFFERENT STATES, AND GUIDE TO THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR BEEKEEPING