MARIGOLD. Gaillardia pulchella Foug.
Composite family. Compositae.
"Extending from plains of Arkansas and Louisiana through Texas to those of Arizona and Mexico." (Coulter). Hunter: waysides and prairies. Honey yield of good quality, dark amber colored. A main yielder of surplus. May, June.*
BLUE THISTLE. Cnicus altissimus Willd.
Composite family. Compositae.
"Borders of woods and open ground. Common in the Atlantic States and extending into Texas." (Coulter). Hunter: scattered over open prairies; honey yield unimportant; some pollen. July, August.* "Bees working heavily on it in June, 1907 along Guadalupe River, New Braunfels, Texas, where some of the pastures were literally covered with it." (E. Scholl).
AMERICAN KNAPWEED. Centaurea Americana Nutt.
Composite family. Compositae.
"Extending from the plains of Arkansas and Louisiana through Texas to Arizona and adjacent Mexico." (Coulter). Hunter: open prairies and pastures. Not important. July, August.*
DANDELION. Taraxacum officinale Weber.