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plant, growing on oak, elm. hackberry, and mesquite. Blooms from 

 December to February. A good honey and pollen plant. 



Spurge. (Euphorbia marginata Pursh.) Low lands of western 

 Texas, yielding honey during summer and fall. 



Sonora eroton. {Croton sonorce Torr.) Observed in Llano and 

 Comal counties. Although honey flow is light, it comes during the 

 July and August dearths. 



Goat weed. {Croton capitatus Mx.) Central and southern Texas. 

 Not important in bee sections, but valuable where the honey flora is 

 scarce. At College Station it is a good pollen plant during August. 



Texas croton. (Croton texensis ]\Iuell.) Western Texas. A light 

 honey yielder during summer from June to August. 



One seeded croton. (Croton monantliogynus Michx.) Central 

 and southern Texas. ]\Iay to June. Honey yield fair. 



Castor-oil plant. (Ricinus communis L.) Cultivated throughout 

 State; sparingly escaped. Honey and pollen yield good. Nectar 

 glands at base of leaf. March and April. 



American elm. (Ulmns americana L.) Low woodlands of central 

 Texas. Good honey and pollen plant, sometimes yielding surplus. 

 The honey is amber and characteristically aromatic. August to Sep- 

 tember. Also known as "wahoo." 



Granjena. (Celtis pallida Torr.) Bee-keepers report it an impor- 

 tant plant. We have no other records. 



Hackberr^y. (Celtis mississippiensis Bosc.) Common in central 

 Texas. Fair honey yielder and good for pollen early in the season. 



Hackberry. (Celtis occidentalis L.) Cultivated for shade through- 

 out Texas. Occurs in ravine at College Station. Fair honey plant 

 and good pollen yielder. Valuable for early brood. 



Osage orange. (Toxylon pomiferum Ruf.) Planted for hedges in 

 humid sections. April. Yields honey but plants are scarce. 



Hickory. (Hicoria alba L.) Common in sandy lowlands, yielding 

 some honey and pollen in March. 



Pecan. (Hicoria pecan Britt.) Cultivated and wild. Good for 

 pollen. March. 



Post oak. (Quercus minor Sarg.) Sandy soils, eastern and central 

 Texas. Its quantities of pollen during March and April make it a 

 valuable plant for early brood. 



Black jack. Barren oak. (Quercus marylandica Muench.) In 

 post oak woods. Yields pollen in early spring. 



Live oak. (Quercus virginiana Mill.) Southern and western 

 Texas. A good honey plant for early brood in March. Honey dark 

 colored. 



