Lambkill. See Mountain Laurel, 172.
Larrea tridentata, 117.
Laurel. See Mountain Laurel, 172.
Laurel Tree, 194.
Laurocerasus caroliniana, 96.
Lemon, 147.
Leonurus Cardiaca, 172.
Leucaena pulverulenta, 221.
Light and the Making of Sugar, 18.
Ligustrum —
Japonicum, 190; vulgare, 190.
Lily-of-the-valley Tree, 204.
Lima bean, 147; honey, M. H. Mendleson’s experience in producing, 148.
Lime, 147.
Lime-tree, 147.
Lime, value of to growing crops, 14.
Linden. See Basswood, 67.
Lippia —
nodiflora, 89; repens, 90.
Liriodendron Tulipfera, 223.
Locust, Black, 149.
Logwood, 149.
Lonicera, 142; Periclymenum, 142; sempervirens, 142.
Loquat, 150.
Lotus glaber, 232.
Louisiana, 307.
Lucerne. See Alfalfa.
Introduced into North America, 60.
Lupine, 45, 150; subcarnosus, 45.
Lycium vulgare, 159.
Lyonia nitida, 126.
Macuna utilis, 229.
Madrona, 150.
Magnolia, 150; foetida, 150; grandiflora, 150; virginiana, 211.
Maguey. See Agave.
Mahogany gum, 125.
Maine, 264.
Mallow, 150.
Malva —
moschata, 150; parviflora, 150; sylvestris, 150.
Manchineel, 150.
Mandarin. See Orange.
Mangifera indica, 151.
Mango, 151.
Mangrove —
Black, 151; red, 151; white, 151.
Mannas yielded by trees, 34.
Manzanita, 155.
Maple —
broadleaf, 155; Oregon, 155; red, 155; rock, 155; sugar, 156.
Marigold, 156.
Marjoram, 159.
Marrubium vulgare, 143.
Marsh Fleabane, 156.
Marsh Flower, 156.
Maryland, 279.
Massachusetts, 267.
Matrimony Vine, 159.
May-weed, 159.
Meadow Foam. See Marsh Flower, 156.
Meadow Rue, 45.
Medicago, 56; sativa, 56; hispida, 82.
Melissa officinalis, 70.
Melilot. See Sweet Clover.
Melilotus, 211-212; alba, 213; indica, 213;
officinalis, 213.
Mesophaerum spicatum, 190.
Mesquite, 160-164; in Texas, 160-162; in New Mexico and Arizona, 162, 163; in Hawaiian Islands, 164.
Mexican Clover, 166.
Mentha —
piperita, 166; spicata, 166.
Mexican Vine. See Pink-vine, 188.
Michigan, 320.
Micromeria chamissonis, 244.
Mignonette, 166.
Mikania scandens, 98.
Milkweed, 166.
Minnesota, 335.
Mint, 166.
Mississippi, 304.
Missouri, 339.
Mistletoe, 169.
Monardella lanceolata, 172.
Monarda —
Bradburiana, 145; citriodora. 145; clinopodioides, 145; didyma, 145; fistulosa, 145; punctata, 145.
Montana, 354.
Mormisia pallida, 136.
Motherwort, 172.
Mountain Ivy. See Mountain Laurel, 172.
Mountain Laurel, 172.
Mountain Lilac, 96, 172.
Mountain Mint. See Basil, 67.
Mullein, 45.
Muskmelon, 172.
Mustang Mint, 172.
Mustard, 173.
Myosotis macrosperma, 127.
Napa Thistle, 175.
Nebraska, 346.
Nectar, quantity of, 12; plants that yield little, 21; inaccesible to honeybees, 21.
Nectar lost for lack of bees, 8.
Nectar, purpose of, 10.
Nectar, secretion of, 10.
Nectar, secretion, effect of rainfall on, 16; effect of humidity on, 17; effect of temperature on, 17; effect of light on, 18; influence of altitude on, 19; physiology of, 11; external factors influencing, 12.
Nectaries, Structure of, 10.
Nectaries, Extra-floral, 20.
Nelumbo lutea, 51.
Nepeta Cataria, 90; hederacea, 130.
Nettle, Hedge. See Hedge Nettle, 138.
Nettle-tree, 135.
Nevada, 378.
New Hampshire, 265.
New Jersey, 277.
New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus), 94.
New Mexico, 365.
