VIRGINIAN SPIDERWORT. Commelina Virginica L.
Spiderwort family. Commelinaceae.
"Moist thickets and borders of rivers southern and southwestern Texas." (Coulter). Hunter: moist fence corners and open woods; honey yield unimportant, valuable for pollen. April, May.*
SPIDERWORT. Tradescantia gigantea Rose.
Spiderwort family. Commelinaceae.
"On plains or prairies, Texas." (Small). New Braunfels; in and about hedges of woodlands; honey yield unimportant but good for early pollen. March, May.*
SORGHUM. Sorghum vulgare Pers.
Gra.s.s family. Gramineae.
Hunter: cultivated for hay crops, etc., valuable for abundant yield of pollen; some honey. June, August.*
INDIAN CORN. Zea mays L.
Gra.s.s family. Gramineae.
"Cultivated in fields for grain; honey yield not positively known; valuable for its pollen in abundance. May, June.*