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ravines. Honey yield good but plants not abundant. May, July.*

HORSE-MINT. Monarda clinopodioides Gray.

Mint family. Labiatae.

"Eastern and Southern Texas." (Coulter). Prairies and waste land;

honey yield abundant; one of the main yielders; honey compared to

bass-wood in flavor. May, June.*

HORSE-MINT. Monarda punctata L. (See frontis-piece).

Mint family. Labiatae.

"Sandy ground extending from the Atlantic regions to Southern and

Western Texas." (Coulter). In open prairies and waste land; honey

yield abundant; one of the main crop yielders; honey compared with

basswood. May, July.* "A good yielder in Brazos bottoms. College

Station, Texas, in 1907, June." (E. Scholl).

DRUMMOND'S SKULL-CAP. Scutellaria drummondii Benth.

Mint family. Labiatae.

"Common throughout Texas in damp rich soil." (Coulter). "On

prairies, Kansas to Texas." (Small). Hunter: waste places in fields

and prairies. Honey yield abundant in spring; much visited by

bees. April, May.*

COMMON HOARHOUND. Marrubium vulgare L.

Mint family. Labiatae.

"A common escape in waste or open ground." (Coulter). Hunter: most

all parts of the South; fertile places; fence corners and pens; honey

yield abundant; steady flow; dark amber colored. Claimed bitter by

some. February, July.*

COLEUS. Coleus blumei Benth.

Mint family. Labiatae.

College; ornament for borders, etc. Honey yield of no