. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 352 April 25, 1907 More Texas Honey-Bloom I have been asked to continue giving a list of Southern honey-plants, to- gether with a description of each and their blooming period each month, but space forbids doing so in a satisfactory manner. A list will be given, there- fore, of the rest of our March and April bloomers without the description, and these, if desired, can be looked up in some work on botany : Populus moniliferu. Ait. Our common Cot. tonwood or Necklace Poplar. Much pollen and honey. Extends into west Texas. Citrus trifuUata, L. Hardy ora
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 352 April 25, 1907 More Texas Honey-Bloom I have been asked to continue giving a list of Southern honey-plants, to- gether with a description of each and their blooming period each month, but space forbids doing so in a satisfactory manner. A list will be given, there- fore, of the rest of our March and April bloomers without the description, and these, if desired, can be looked up in some work on botany : Populus moniliferu. Ait. Our common Cot. tonwood or Necklace Poplar. Much pollen and honey. Extends into west Texas. Citrus trifuUata, L. Hardy orange. Culti- vated. Planted for hedges. Not abundant. l>pirea iiirginica, Britt. Bridal Wreath. Cul- tivated. Not important. Asparagus ojticinalis, L. Cultivated aspara- gus. Bright colored pollen; little honey. Naturalized from Europe. I'haceHa globra, Nutt. " ; Ranges from Arkansas into eastern Texas. J^icitais comniuyiis, L. Castor-oil plant. Cultivated and escaped. Pollen and honey; nectar-glands at base of leaves. Celtis 7nississippiefisis, Bosc, and C. ocriden- talis, L. " Haeifberry '' trees are most exten- sively planted for shade-trees. Valuable for pollen and some honey. Corutts aspenfolia, Mx. Dogwood; extends from Southern States into central Texas. Bees fairly roar on the blossoms. Luplnus subcarnosus^ Hook. Blue Lupine, or Blue Bonnet, is our State flower in Texas, and covers the ground with a blue mantel on fertile slopes and open places in woodlands; intermixed with L. tcxensis, not so plentiful. Honey-yield fair; much pollen of bright red and orange colors. Blooms into April. Tisuni saliiiuin,h., cultivated garden pea; unimportant, but pollen sometimes. Mnlus malus (L ), Britt. Apple, with fruit- bloom. Blooms into April. Jiohinla pseudacucla^ L. Black Locust; ranges from Pennsylvania into Texas. Honey- yield good if not hurt by cold weather, which affects it easily. Vercis canadensis, L. Red-bud or Judas-tree. From Ontario to Texas; y
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