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cellaneoiis sources. It disappears with the approach of hot weather 

 and the advance of Bermuda grass. 



White sweet clover. (Melilotus alba Seso.) Sparingly scattered 

 along railroad tracks and in waste places. It is a good yielder of a 

 fine quality of honey. The plants cultivated in the experimental 

 plats at the A. & ]\I. apiary are doing well each season. Seeds scat- 

 tered broadcast in waste grounds germinated well, but the young 

 plants were seriously handicapped by the ever-present and persistent 

 Bermuda grass. Mr. C. S. Phillips of Waco, Texas, stated to the 

 writer that sweet clover sown by him along the H. «& T. C. Railroad 

 near Waco appeared to hold its own. The plants bloom from June to 

 fall. • Owing to its honey yield white sweet clover should be sown for 

 honey producing purposes. It grows in soils containing lime and 

 although cattle treat it with skepticism when first introduced to it, 

 owing to the characteristic odor, they soon learn to eat it. In culti- 

 vated land and where Bermuda grass is absent the plant prospers. 

 No doubt every bee-keeper could utilize it to supplement the honey 

 flow during a season of dearth. The writer has observed this" plant in 

 several latitudes between the Rio Grande River and northern New 

 England where "bees roared on it." 



Yellow sweet clover. {Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam). Occurs 

 sparingly, escaped. Bee-men contend that yellow sweet clover is 

 earlier and superior to white sweet clover. It should be cultivated 

 on waste lands and the poorer soils. May to fall. 



Eysenhardtia. {Eijsenkardtia amorphoides H. B. K.) Also known 

 as rock brush. On light soils of woodlands and open prairies through- 

 out southern and western Texas. Yields abundant honey of a fine 

 quality. March to May after heavy rains. 



Black locust. {Bohinia pseudacacia L.) Cultivated occasionally 

 on lawns. During March and April the bees work on it abundantly, 

 obtaining a fair quantity of honey, provided the weather is not too 

 cold. 



Mexican ground plum. {Astragalus americanus A. D. C.) Open 

 prairies of Texas, yielding honey abundantly, principally during 

 June. It is injured by drouth. 



White clover. {Tri folium repens L.) Sparingly on roadsides and 

 lawns. It is well known as one of the main sources in states north 

 of Texas. Several attempts to grow it at College Station proved 

 failures owing to dry climate. 



Cow pea. {Vigna sp.) Cultivated for forage and soil improve- 

 ment. July and August. Yields a good quantity of light-colored 

 honey of fair quality. It is one of the plants utilized at the experi- 



