March 1, 1906 



1HE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



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COBXACEJE. Dogwood Family. 

 Cornus asperit'olia — Mx. 

 Dogwood. 

 Bees roam over blossoms, and honey- 

 yield g i. inn species no1 plentiful, 



March, April. 



CAPRIFOI.I K'H.K. 



Honeysuckle Family. 



1 loera albiflora. 



White-flowered honeysuckle. 

 Honey-yield good, but tew plants. 

 Cultivated. May. July. 



Lonicera fragrnntissima — Lindl. 

 Bush Honeysuckle. 

 Honey-yield extremely early, ami val- 

 uable i" stimulate bees if weather is 

 favorable: also pollen; but plants tew, 

 Cultivate. i. January. 



Snmhuciis canadensis — L. 

 Elder. 

 Honey-yield good, but not plentiful. 

 April, May. 



Symphorienrpos syniphoricnrpos — (L.) 

 McM. 



Coral Berry. 

 Honey-yield good, and of long dura- 

 tion, but not abundant. July, Septem- 

 ber. 



Viburnum rufotomentosuin — Small. 



Black Haw. 

 Honey-yield early; valuable for brood- 

 rearing. • 



RVDIACE.E. Madder Family. 



Cephnlanthus occidentals — I . 



Butti-m Willow. 

 Bees work on it. July. 



Dlodea teres — Walt. 

 Button-weed. 

 Honey-yield good, and valuable, as it 

 comes during dearth. No surplus. July, 

 August. 



Houstonin nngustifolia — Mx. 

 Houstonia. 

 Bees work on it well, but plants not 

 abundant. May, July. 



COMPOSITE. Composite Family. 



Ambrosia aptern — D. C. 



Tall Ragweed. 

 Some honey; more pollen, of a resin- 

 ous nature. July, August. 



Ambrosia artemisirefoliu — L. 

 Roman Wormwood. 

 Probably pollen only. June, October. 



Ambrosia trifidn — L,. 



Great Ragweed. 

 Honey-yield not important, but yields 

 pollen. July, August. 



Centaura auicricnnn — Nutt. 

 American Knapweed. 

 Not important. July, August. 

 Ciiicus altissimuM — W r illd. 

 Blue Thistle. 

 Honey-yield unimportant; some pol- 

 len. July, August. 



Galllardla pulchella — Fang. 



Marigold. 

 Honey-yield good: a main vielder of 

 surplus, of good quality, but dark, am- 

 ber honey. .May, June. 

 Guttlerezia texann — Torr. and Gray. 



Broomwccl. 

 Honey-yield good in the fall for win- 

 ter stores; dark amber, and strong in 

 flavor. August, October. 



Helen jinn tenuifolium — Nutt. 

 Sneezeweed. Bitterweed. 

 Honey-yield good in favorable sea- 

 sons, and surplus sometimes, of rich 

 golden-colored honey of heavy body, 

 but very bitter as if 50 percent, of 

 quinine and some pepper was added to 

 it; also pollen. East Texas. June to 

 frost. 



I Iclianthus annua — L. 

 Common Sunflower. 

 Honey-yield sometimes good in the 

 fall, but strong in flavor; much propolis 

 gathered from the large composite 

 heads of the flower and the stems and 

 leaves of the plant. May, September. 

 Pnrthersiuin hysteraphorus — L. 

 Honey good in favorable seasons, 

 otherwise not of much importance; 

 white pollen. April to frost. 

 Rudheckia hlrta — L. 

 Conetlower. Xisgerhead. 

 Of no importance; bees gather propolis 

 from the resinous heads sometimes. 



Rndbeekia bicolor — Nutt. 

 Coneflower. Indianhead. 

 Of no importance; propolis from the 

 resinous heads, sometimes. May, June. 

 Solidngo. 

 Goldenrods. 

 There are several species, and bees 

 work on the (lowers sometimes, but not 

 of much importance. September. 



Tagetes pataliis — L. 



Marigold. 



Bees only occasionally visit it. Not 



abundant. Cultivated flower. Summer. 



Taraxacum officinalis — Weber. 



I 'andelion. 



N'ot important. 



Verbeslna vlrglnica — 1>. 

 Virginian Crownbeard. 

 I Ion, i.l.l very abundant, depend- 



ing upon seasons; fine quality honey; 

 surplus in good seasons. October, 

 November. 



\:i n I bin in canadense — Mill. 

 Cockle-burr. Clot-burr. 

 Not important; furnishes some pollen 

 late in the fall. September, October. 



SAPOTACELE. Sapodilla Family. 



Bunielin angustifolia — Nutt. 



Xa i row -leafed Iron wood. 



A specimen sent from West Texas. 



Rumelia lanuginosa — Pers. 



Gum -elastic. Shi ttim- wood. 



Honey-yield abundant, but of very 



short duration. June 25-30. 



EBENACEJE. Ebony Family. 



Dlospyros texana — Scheele. 



Texas Persimmon. 



Honey-yield abundant; not harmed l,\ 



showers on account of bell-shape, 1 



Bowers. April. 



Dlospyros virginiana — L,. 

 Common Persimmon. 

 Honey-yield good, but short, and 

 trees not very abundant. April. 



OLEACE.K. Olive Family. 



Ligustrum vulgare — Li. 



Privet. 

 Honey-yield good, but flowering 

 plants scarce, as it is an ornamental 

 shrub, kept trimmed in various shapes 

 and in hedges. April, May. 



ASCLEPIADE.E. Milkweed Family. 



Aselepias. 



Milkweed. Silkweed. 

 Honey-yield good, but pollen attaches 

 to bees' feet and cripples them. March. 



HYDROPHYLIACEE. 



Waterleaf Family. 

 Phacelia conjesta — Hook. 

 Dense-flowered Phacelia. 

 Honey-yield sparingly. April, June. 

 Phacelia glabra — Nutt. 

 Phacelia. 

 On prairies of East Texas. March, 

 April. 



BORAGINEiE. Borage Family. 



Borago officinalis — L. 

 Borage. 

 Bees work busily on it during sum- 

 mer, but scarce. Cultivated. June, Au- 

 gust. 



CONVOI.VU, WE.K. 



Convolvulus Family. 

 Ipomea carolininna — Pursh. 

 Morning-Glory. 

 Honey-yield light; some pollen. Sum- 

 mer. 



SOLAJTACE.E. Nightshade Family. 



Solnnum rostratum — Dumal. 

 Nightshade. 

 Very little honey; some pollen. May, 

 October. 



BIGNONIACE.E. Bignonia Family. 



Campsis radioans — (L. ) Seem. 



Trumpet creeper. Trumpet flower... 



Honey-yield of little importance; 



external nectar-glands; pollen from 



stamens of the flowers. Summer and 



fall. 



VERBENA CE.K. Vervain Family. 



Callienrpa americana — L,. 

 French Mulberry. 

 Honey-yield only fair. May. 



Lantana enmara — L. 



Lantana. 

 Bees seldom on it. April, October. 



I.ippia ligustrina — Britt. 



White Brush. 

 Honey- j i heavy, of fine qual- 



ity honey, bul of very short duration. 

 only a f.w days. Blooms several times 

 after rains daring the season. May, 

 November. 



Lippia nodiflora — (L.) Mx. 

 Spatnlate-leafed Fog-fruit. 

 Iloney-yi.ld very light and of little 

 importance, .inly. 



Salvia axuren — Larn. 

 Blue Sage. 

 Deep corollas, and visited much more 

 frequently by bumble-bees. April, Oc- 

 Lober. 



Salvl nirriaiia — Sch< i L< 



Roemer"s Sagi 



Unimportam as a honey-plai 



abund int, ind dei p corollas. Sum; 



\ erbena nrtfcMolla 



i flowered Vei b 

 \ erbena xntha — Lehm. 

 Blue Vervain 

 Honey-yield sparingly, and scatter- 

 ing i hrou^houl l he season. April 

 gust. 



1, Mil VIM-:. Mint Family. 



<nl, us lihiiiiei — Belltli. 



I 'oleUS. 



Xoi Important; bees gather pollen 

 from it occasionally. Cultivated in 

 flower-beds. July. 



Marublom vulgare — L,. 

 Common Hoarhound. 

 Honey-yield abundant, steady flow, 

 of ,i ni. amber honey; claimed bitter by 

 some, February, July. 



Miiiuinlu ciinopodioides — Gray. 

 Horsemint. 

 Honey-yield abundant; one of the 

 main surplus yielders; honey of good, 

 light quality, somewhat strong-flavored, 

 and compared to basswood honey. May, 

 June. 



Monardn fistulosa — L. 

 Wild Bergamot. 

 Honey-yield good, but plants not 

 abundant. May, July. 



Monnrda punctata — L. 

 Horsemint. 

 Honey-yield same as of M. Clino- 

 podioldes. May, July. 



Nepetn cataria — L. 

 Catnip. 

 Unimportant. Summer. 



Scutellaria drummondii — Be nth. 

 Drummond's Scull-cap. 

 Honey abundant in spring; much vis- 

 ited by bees. May, April. 



A M A R AX THACE.B. 



Amaranth Family. 

 Amaranthus retroflexus — L,. 



Common Pigv, T eed. 

 Of little importance; some pollen. 

 July, September. 



Amaranthus spinosus — L. 



Spiny Amaranth. 

 Not important; presumable pollen 

 only. August. 



poi,IGONACE.E. Buckwheat Family. 



Fagopyruin fagopyrum — (L.) Karst. 

 Japanese Buckwheat. 



Honey-yield fair in favorable and 

 damp weather; honey dark and strong 

 flavor. Cultivated; very little. June, 

 July. 



I.OH 1M1IACE.E. Mistletoe Family. 

 Phoradeuilron flavescens — (Pursh) Nutt. 

 American Mistletoe. 

 Honey-yield abundant and also pol- 

 len; very valuable for early brood- 

 rearing. It is the first source for bees 

 in the season. December, January. 



El PHORBIACE.E. Spurge Family. 



Croton eapitatus — Mx. 



Unimportant; some pollen when no 



other lil a. July, September. 



Croton monnuthogynus — Mx. 

 One-seeded Croton. 

 Honey-yield fair, but not important. 

 May. June. 



Croton sonora? — Torr. 

 Sonora Croton. 

 Honey-yield only light; but comes in 

 dearth, and good if rains; pollen. July, 

 August. 

 Croton tcxensis — (Klotzech) Muell.- 

 Arg\ 

 ! is Croton. 

 Honey-yield very light; not important. 

 June. August. 



Euphorbia marginata — Pursh. 

 Spurge. 

 Of no importance. Summer and fall. 



Itrciiius communis — L. 



< astor-Oil Plant. 

 Honey-yield good in favorable 

 sons; external nectar-glands at base of 

 res; pollen. Cultivated. March. April. 



tliTi.U'K.E. Nettle Family. 



Celt is mississippiensis — Bosc. 

 Hackberry. 

 Honey-yield fair; valuable for pollen 

 in spring. March, April. 



CeltlS occidentalis — L. 

 Honey-yield fair; much pollen; val- 

 uable [or early brood. March, April. 



Ccltls pallida — Torr. 

 Granjeno. 



Valued as an important forage plant 

 for bees ir> Southwest Ti 



