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Berkeley - Eryngium articulatum Deer Creek, Consumnes River a fine bee-plant, called "Blue Thistle" - M. C. Richter. -Stachys ajugoides, a bee plant. Sac. [Sacramento] Co. - M. C. Richter -Solidato occidentalis - ditto - Floerkea douglasii cult. in England as a honey plant, acc. M. C. Richter. - Polygonum lapathifolium bee-plant in Sac. Co., but punctatum far more important in Yolo and Colusa. - M. C. Richter - Trichostemma lanceolatum. "Mustang" name of the folk (M. C. Richter, Sac. Co. name) basis of "Mustang Liniment"
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August 8, 1910 - Eryngium articulatum Hook. Bees will gather 100 lbs to the hive between now and end of season. Yes, there is a lot of it in the low lands along the sloughs western Sacramento Co. - M.C. Richter. It has a very disagreeable odor - strong as and like unto ammonia. - Polygonum punctatum, yields as much honey as alfalfa. M. C. Richter
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