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sources of dependence in Texas, where it is reported as yielding in April. 

 Arizona reports a later yield, blooming here in May and June. Like the 

 huajilla, the honey is light colored and of very fine quality. 



Fig. 3. Golden wattle (Acacia longifolia). 



Figure 4 shows the black wattle of California (A. dscurrens mollis), 

 which is largely grown as an ornamental in the gardens and along the 

 roadsides of that State. It blooms from February to June and produces 

 some honey and an abundance of pollen. Fig. 3 is the Sydney golden wat- 

 tle (Acacia longifolia), another widely-grown California shrub. A third 

 California species, A. melanoxylon, is shown at Fig. 2. 



