"On banks bending over the water of most streams of Western Texas." (Coulter). Along rivers and creeks; honey yield good and valuable for brood rearing, and for abundance of pollen. February to April.* COTTONWOOD. NECKLACE POPLAR. Populus monilifera Ait. Willow family. Salicineae. "Extending into the mountains of Western Texas." (Coulter). Lowlands and along streams; some honey but more pollen; valuable for early brood rearing. March.* GREEN BRIAR. CAT BRIAR. Smilax bona-nox L. Lily family. Liliaceae. "Abundant along the Rio Grande and Pecos." (Coulter). "In thickets Massachusetts to Florida and Texas. Stretch berry." (Small). In thickets; honey yield fair; bees work on it well, but of short duration. April.* ASPARAGUS. Asparagus officinalis Linn. Lily family. Liliaceae. "In waste places and salt marshes. New Brunswick to Georgia and Louisiana. Naturalized from Europe." (Small). Cultivated for its young shoots for food; honey yield of no importance, but good for pollen. March, April.* VIRGINIAN SPIDERWORT. Commelina Virginica L. Spiderwort family. Commelinaceae. "Moist thickets and borders of rivers southern and southwestern Texas." (Coulter). Hunter: moist fence corners and open woods; honey yield unimportant, valuable for pollen. April, May.* SPIDERWORT. Tradescantia gigantea Rose. Spiderwort family. Commelinaceae. "On plains or prairies, Texas." (Small). New Braunfels; in and about hedges of woodlands; honey yield unimportant but good for early pollen. March, May.* SORGHUM. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Grass family. Gramineae. Hunter: cultivated for hay crops, etc., valuable for abundant yield of pollen; some honey. June, August.* INDIAN CORN. Zea mays L. Grass family. Gramineae. "Cultivated in fields for grain; honey yield not positively known; valuable for its pollen in abundance. May, June.* INDEX Latin or Technical Names. Acacia amentacea Acacia Berlandiera Acacia Farnesiana Acacia Greggii Acacia Roemeriana Ailanthus glandulosus Amaranthaceae Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus spinosus Ambrosia aptera Ambrosia artemisiaefolia Ambrosia trifida Ampelidaceae Amygdalus Persica Anacardiaceae Anredera scandens Argemone platyceras Asclepiadeae Asclepias sp Asparagus officinalis Astragalus Mexicanus Berberideae Berberis trifoliata Bignoniaceae Berchemia scandens Borage officinalis Boragineae Brassica nigra Brassica rapa Bumelia angustifolia Callicarpa Americana Callirrhoe digitata Cactaceae Campsis radicans Caprifoliaceae Cardiospermum Halicacabum Celtis pallida Celtis occidentalis Celtis Mississippiensis Centaurea Americana Cephalanthus occidentalis Cercis Canadensis Cercis occidentalis Chenopodiaceae Cissus incisa Citrullus Citrullus Citrus trifoliata Cnicus altissimus Coleus blumei Columbrina Texensis Commelinaceae Commelina Virginica Compositae Condalia obovata Convolvulaceae Cornaceae