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mental apiary for bridging the bees from spring flora to horse mint 

 and cotton, but the repeated cold waves during the spring of 1907' 

 severely handicapped its honey yielding power. 



Neptunia. {Neptunia lutea Beuth.) Sparingly, eastern and 

 southern Texas along the Rio Grande as far north as Laredo. Pollen 

 during May. 



Red bud, Judas tree. (Cercis canade'risis L.) Our only honey- 

 groducing records are from Comal County, where it blooms from 

 March 1 to April 15. Good honey plant, helping early brood. 



Sensitive briar. (Schrankia angustata Torr. and Gray.) Open 

 prairies west of San Antonio. Honey yield not important owing to 

 the scarcity of the plant, yielding pollen. April to September.- 



Cassia. (Cassia longi folia Car.) In damp sandy places; visited 

 frequently by bees. 



Mesquite, Screw bean. {Prosopis juli flora D. C.) Widely distrib- 

 uted in southern and western Texas. While occurring sparingly 

 everywhere in Texas, the mesquite belt proper extends from the Rio 

 Grande Oliver north to the northern tier of counties of the Pan Han- 

 dle, between 98 and 101 meridians, and along the valleys of the Rio 

 Grande, Pecos and Canadian rivers. Main source in State. Honey 

 light colored. April and again in June. 



Honey locust. {Gleditchia triacanthos L.) Sparingly wild and 

 in cultivation. Heavy yielder at College Station, but bloom extends 

 from April 15 to 25 only. 



Garden pea. (Pisum sativum L.) Yields some honey and pollen. 



Retama. {Parkinsonia aculeata L.) Low sandy soils, southern 

 and western Texas. May to September. Valuable in dearth. 



Albizzia. (Albizzia julihrissin Durazz.) On campus, College Sta- 

 tion ; honey yield fair. May to July. Long stamens handicap bees. 



Huajilla, "Wahea." (Acacia herlandierei Benth.) Solid masses 

 on dry and rocky hills from the Nueces to the Rio Grande and Devils 

 rivers ; at its best in Uvalde and ad.joiuing counties. Heavy honey 

 yielder; best honey in State and main surplus in southwest Texas. 



Cat claw. (Acacia gregii Gray.) Also known as devil's claw and 

 Paradise flower. On dry, rocky soil throughout southwest Texas. 

 One of the main yielders of fine honey. April and again in June. 



Texas cat claw. (Acacia ivrightii Benth.) Throughout southwest 

 Texas ; one of the main yielders of fine honey. April. 



Round-flowered cat claw. (Acacia roemeriana Schlecht.) Widely 

 distributed over southwest Texas, yielding a heavy flow of fine honey 

 during April and May. Less abundant than preceding species. 



Acacia. (Acacia amentaceae D. C.) Abundant throughout south- 



