Part 3 (1/2)
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
Distribution not definite. Cultivated and along fence rows; honey yield good and of fine quality; scarce and should be cultivated for honey. May to October.* ”An important honey plant in North Texas.” (E.
Scholl).
YELLOW SWEET CLOVER. Melilotus officinalis (L) Lam.
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
Colorado along roadsides, escaped. Honey yield good; claimed to be superior to and earlier than M. alba by beemen. Should be cultivated on the poor soils of Texas. April to September.*
RED CLOVER. Trifolium pratense L.
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
College Station: cultivated on experimental plats. Blooms in summer; not important, not much grown and deep corollas. June.*
WHITE CLOVER. Trifolium repens L.
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
”May be found wild in Texas.” (Coulter). Along roadsides and on lawns. Cultivated at College, but did not grow as conditions were too dry. Honey yield good and one of main sources in States north of Texas. June, July.*
EYSENHARDTIA. Eysenhardtia amorphoides. H B K.
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
”Throughout Southern and Western Texas, South of the Colorado.”
(Coulter). Hunter: on light soils and woodlands and known as ”Rock Brush” by beemen. Honey yield abundant. Blooming after heavy rains.
Honey fine quality. March, May.*
BLACK LOCUST. Robinia Pseudacacia L.
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
”Native from Pennsylvania to Iowa, Georgia and Indian Territory. Also naturalized in the northeastern part of North America.” (Small). College: cultivated on campus; honey yield good if no cold weather; bees work on it abundantly. March, April.*
Ca.s.sIA. Daubentonia longifolia (Cav.) DC.
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
Low and damp places; sandy soils; bees on it frequently but apparently of little value. July, September.*
MEXICAN GROUND-PLUM. Astragalus Mexica.n.u.s. A. DC.
Pulse family. Leguminosae.
”Prairies throughout Texas.” (Coulter). Hunter: in open prairies honey yield abundant when season is favorable; drouth injures it. June.*
COW PEA. Vigna (sp.) Pulse family. Leguminosae.