A much cultivated fruit tree, important for early honey and pollen. February, March.*
HAWTHORN. WHITE THORN. Crataegus spathulata Michx.
Rose family. Rosaceae.
"A species of the Gulf States and extending to the lower Colorado in Texas." (Coulter). In woodlands and creeks; good for honey and pollen. April.*
HAWTHORN. WHITE THORN. Crataegus arborescens Ell.
Rose family. Rosaceae.
"A species of the Gulf States and extending to the lower Colorado in Texas." (Coulter). College Station; in woodlands and creek banks; honey yield good, bees found busily on it; also pollen. April.*
CREPE MYRTLE. Lagerstroemia Indica L.
Loose strife family. Lythraceae.
"In waste places in and near gardens; widely cultivated and sparingly naturalized from Maryland, Florida and Texas." (Small). Cultivated ornamental on campus; honey yield occasionally good and visited much by bees. June, October.*