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AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



The huisache (A. farnesiana). Fig. 1, already mentioned, is a common 

 plant in south Texas, from San Antonio to the lower Rio Grande valley. 



Fig. 4. Acacia or l.lack wattle (Acacia dcciirreiis mollis). 



It is of special importance for early pollen, though SchoU reports it as 

 yielding honey also. 



