BOTANY OF HONEY PLANTS.

PROF. M. J. BEAL :- I send you a bunch of flow-
ers and leaves from a shrub or bush that grows
on the cliffs near my house, on which the bees
are working more actively. I believe, than on the
apple bloom, which is open at the same time. I
would like to know the name of the plant. Please
answer through GLEANINGS. M. E. PARKER.
Somerset, Ky., April 16th, 1878.

This is Bladder-nut, Staphylca trifolia. It is a
clean, handsome shrub, growing on moist soil, from
Canada south to Tennessee and Carolina. It is
quite common in central Michigan. I have often
observed that bees are fond of it, as they are of
our maples, which belong to the same family of
plants.
W. J. BEAL, Lansing, Mich.