Texas Honey Plants Part 6

(Lindheimer)." (Coulter). In woodlands along rivers and rocky soil.

Honey yield good and of long duration. July, September.*

BUSH HONEYSUCKLE. Lonicera fragrantissima Lindle.

Honey suckle family. Caprifoliaceae.

Shrubby vine; cultivated species on campus; honey yield extremely early, valuable to stimulate bees if weather is favorable; also pollen. January.*

WHITE-FLOWERED HONEYSUCKLE. Lonicera albiflora Torn. & Gray.

Honey suckle family. Caprifoliaceae.

"Abundant throughout Western Texas and especially in the mountains west of the Pecos." (Coulter). Hunter: cultivated for ornamental purposes. Honey yield good, but few plants. May, July.*

HOUSTONIA. Houstonia angustifolia Michx.

Madder family. Rubiaceae.

"Throughout Texas." (Coulter). College Station: on dry soils and prairies. Bees work on it well but plants not abundant. May, July.*

b.u.t.tON BUSH. Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

Madder family. Rubiaceae.

"Swamps and along streams throughout Texas." (Coulter). Hunter: along rivers and creeks. Bees work on it. July.*

b.u.t.tON WEED. Diodia teres Walt.

Madder family. Rubiaceae.

"Sandy soil, low grounds of Texas to mouth of Rio Grande."

(Coulter). Low sandy soils; honey yield good and valuable as it comes during drouth. No surplus. July, August.*

BROOMWEED. Gutierrezia Texana T. & G.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Sterile plains throughout Texas." (Coulter). In open prairies; honey yield good in fall for winter stores; dark amber and strong flavor. September, October.*

GOLDENROD. Solidago sp. (?).

Composite family. Compositae.

Occurs in all parts of Texas. September. See A. B. C. 173.

Parthenium Hysterophorus L.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Throughout Eastern and Central Texas. Dr. Harvard remarks that it is one of the commonest weeds about the streets of San Antonio."

(Coulter). Hunter: in waste places and open town lots of which it takes possession. Honey yield good in favorable seasons when not too dry. White pollen. April, November.*

ROMAN WORMWOOD. Ambrosia artemisiaefolia L.

Composite family. Compositae.

"A common weed of waste grounds, extremely variable." (Coulter). Dry upland soils and waste places; probably pollen only. July, August.*

TALL RAGWEED. Ambrosia aptera DC.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Low grounds in Southern and Western Texas." (Coulter). Hunter: along field fences and low places. Some honey but more pollen of a resinous nature. July and August.*

GREAT RAGWEED. Ambrosia trifida L.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Moist river banks throughout Eastern and Central Texas." (Coulter).

College: in low moist creeks and along Brazos river. Honey yield not important, but yields much pollen. July and August.*

c.o.c.kLE-BURR. CLOT BURR. Xanthium Canadense Mill.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Alluvial sh.o.r.es and waste ground." (Coulter). Hunter: along creeks, in pastures and fields; not important; furnishes pollen late in the fall. September, October.*

CONE FLOWER. n.i.g.g.e.r HEAD. Rudbeckia hirta L.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Dry and open ground throughout Texas." (Coulter). Waysides and prairies; of no importance; bees gather propolis from resinous heads sometimes. May, June.*

CONE FLOWER. n.i.g.g.e.r HEAD. Rudbeckia bicolor Nutt.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Pine woods or sandy soil, Eastern and Southern Texas."

(Coulter). "In woods and sandy soil, Arkansas to Alabama and Texas."

(Small). Waysides and prairies; of no importance; bees gather propolis from resinous heads sometimes. May, June.*

COMMON SUNFLOWER. Helianthus annuus L.

Composite family. Compositae.

"Abundant in all valleys." (Coulter). Hunter: along roadsides and in waste fields. Honey yield sometimes good in the fall but strong in flavor. Much propolis gathered from the large composite heads of the flower and stems and leaves of the plant. May, September.*

VIRGINIAN CROWN-BEARD. Verbesina Virginica L.