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Menthaceas; see Mint family. 
Mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa. Shrub and tree, flowers in dense 
spikes, seed in constricted pods. April and June-July. 
Honey light amber, of good flavor. Fifteen species in tropical 
regions. P. glandulosa is of value as a honey-plant in the semi- 
arid regions of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, extending 
into Mexico. P. juliflora, introduced from Mexico, is the 
chief floral nectar source in Hawaii (called algaroba, keawe), 
honoy white, granulates quickly. This species is also found in 
Peru and has recently been introduced to Porto Rico. P. 
velutina and P. pubescens, April-July reported from Arizona. 
Milkweed, Asclepias spp. Various species of value, especially 
those in swamps. Pollen masses adhere to bees, sometimes 
making them incapable of flight. Butterfly weed, pleurisy- 
root, A. tuberosa, especially valuable. 
Milkweed family. Asclepiadace®; see Milkweed. 
Mimosa spp. Tropical and subtropical. Probably of value. 
Mimosa family, Mimosacese; see Acacia, Mesquite, Guava, Saman 
and Mimosa spp. 
Mimosaceae ; see Mimosa family. 
Mint, Mentha spp. Honey amber, of value locally. 
Mint family, Menthacece ; see Blue-curls, Horehound, Catnip, 
Sages, Horsemint, Pennyroyal, Bee Balm, Creeping Thyme 
and Mint. An important family. 
Mistletoe, Phoradendron spp. Parasitic, Decomber-January, 
Texas, California, earliest source of nectar in Texas. 
Mistletoe family, Loranthaceae ; see Mistletoe. 
Moca, cabbage tree, Geoffrtea jamaicensis. Of marked value, West 
Indies, tropical America. 
Moraceae ; see Mulberry family. 
Morong, red-root, Gyrotheca capitala. Pine barrens. 
Mountain laurel, Kalmia spp. Valuable locally, Allegheny Moun¬ 
tains. 
Mulberry, Morus spp. Pollen. 
Mulberry family, Moraceae; see Mulberry, Hop and Hemp. 
Mullen, Verbascum spp. Pollen, nectar in some species. 
Musaceae ; see Banana family. 
Mustard; see Rape. 
Mustard family, Crucifer®; see Rape and Radish. Numerous 
species of this family are valuablo but are not of primary 
importance. 
Myricaceae ; see Bayberry family. 
Myrtaceae ; see Eucalyptus family. 
Oak, Quorcus spp. Pollen, some nectar. 
