"In cultivated grounds, waste places on roadsides, New York to Iowa, Florida and Texas. Widely distributed in the tropics." (Small). Waste places, fields and along roads; some honey and pollen; not important. June to August.*
NARROW-LEAFED SIDA. Sida angustifolia Lam.
Mallow family. Malvaceae.
"In dry soil Texas to Arizona; also in Mexico and tropical America." (Small). In dry soils; bees found upon it; yields pollen. June to August.*
COTTON. Gossypium herbaceum L.
Mallow family. Malvaceae.
Cultivated staple crop in the fields for fibre. Honey yield good, steady flow till frost, honey white and of good quality. Main source throughout cotton belt. Nectar glands on ribs of leaves and on bracts of buds, blooms and bolls. June to frost.*
JAPANESE VARNISH TREE. Firmiana platinifolia (L.) R. Br.
Chocolate family. Buettneriaceae. HBK.
College Station: Cultivated ornamental tree on campus; honey yield very heavy but of short duration some seasons longer. May and June.*