Part 28

"Plains throughout Texas." (Coulter). Hunter: waste lands, prairies

and roadsides. Honey very little; some pollen. May, October.*

TRUMPET CREEPER. TRUMPET FLOWER. Campsis radicans (L) Seem.

Bigonia family. Bignoniaceae.

"Moist soil, extending from Atlantic and Gulf States into Texas and

common in cultivation." (Coulter). Cultivated and along river bottoms:

honey yield of little importance; external nectar glands; pollen from

flowers. July to October.*

LARGE-FLOWERED VERBENA. Verbena urticaefolia L.

Vervain family. Verbenaceae.

"Waste or open grounds, extending from the Atlantic regions through

Texas to tropical America." (Coulter). College Station: in waste open

ground. April, August.*

BLUE VERVAIN. Verbena xutha Lehm.

Vervain family. Verbenaceae.

"Extending from Louisiana through Texas to Southern California and

Mexico." (Coulter). College: in sandy soils, honey yield sparing and

scattering throughout its season. April, August.*

SPATULATE-LEAFED FOG-FRUIT. Lippia nodiflora Michx.

Vervain family. Verbenaceae.

"Low ground extending from the Gulf States to Western Texas."

(Coulter). In moist places, rivers and creeks; honey yield very light

and of little importance. July.*

WHITE BRUSH. Lippia ligustrina Britt.

Vervain family. Verbenaceae.

"Common on rocky slopes throughout Texas." (Coulter). "Foliage eaten

by cattle, sheep and goats." (Harvard). All over Southwest Texas;

honey yield very heavy of fine quality but very short duration, only a