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bles. They contain a powerful poisonous alkaloid. Some beekeepers have 

 expressed a fear that the honey might be poisonous to the bees, though 

 apparently there is little grounds for such fear. The tree is abundant 

 along the Nueces River in the shade of larger timber and was yielding 

 nectar very freely at the time of the author's visit to that section on 

 March 10, 1918. There had been a long dearth of nectar and the bees were 

 extremely short of both honey and pollen. The new nectar was coming in 

 in considerable quantity and the honey stored had a peculiar flavor. The 

 tree is particularly abundant in the vicinity of Matagorda Bay. 



Fig. 46. Honey plant regions of Texas. 



CORAL BERRY, see Indian Currant. 

 CORAL SUMAC, see Poisonwood. 

 CORN, see Indian Corn. 

 CORNEL, see Dogwood. 

 CORN-ITCH, see Cow-itch. 



COTTON (Gossypium herbaceum). 



Although the cotton plant is found growing wild in many warm coun- 

 tries, in the United States it is known only as a staple field crop. It was 



