Gourd family. Cucurbitaceae.
Hunter: cultivated. Honey yield good; abundant during dewy mornings. Also pollen. Early summer to fall. Important in melon growing sections, South Texas. July and September.*
CUCUMBER. Cucumis sativa.
Gourd family. Cucurbitaceae.
Cultivated; honey yield very good; short duration; pollen; but plants not abundant. April, July.*
WATERMELON. Citrullus Citrullus (L) Small.
Gourd family. Cucurbitaceae.
Cultivated; honey yield good; abundant during dewy mornings, also pollen; from early summer to frosts in late autumn. May to October.* "Successful in honey plant plot at College in 1905." (E. Scholl).
WILD GOURD. Cucurbita foetidissima HBK.
Gourd family. Cucurbitaceae.