MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 45 
Bee Plants——In order to secure a quantity of honey of 
good quality, plants possessing flowering parts with an 
abundance of nectar acceptable in flavor to the bees, and 
affording easy access to the nectar glands, should be grown 
in close proximity to the hives. The following list com- 
prises the plants grown in the garden which possess not only 
the above requirements, but provide a succession of bloom 
throughout the season: 
BEE PLANTS 
Common name 
Alfalfa 
Aster, white heath 
Balm 
Bee-balm 
Borage 
Buckwheat 
Catnip 
Chowlee plant 
Chrysanthemum 
Clover, Alsike 
Clover, crimson 
Clover, Japan 
Clover, red 
Clover, sweet 
Clover, white 
Dandelion 
Figwort 
Furze 
Giant spider plant 
Globe thistle 
Goldenrod 
Knotweed 
Lions’ tails 
Mustard 
Peppermint 
Rape, dwarf Essex 
Sacaline 
Sainfoin 
Sweet alyssum 
Tickseed 
Vetch, hairy 
Botanical name 
Medicago sativa 
Aster ericoides 
Melissa officinalis 
Monarda didyma 
Borago officinalis : 
Fagopyrum esculentum 
Nepeta Cataria 
Vigna sinensis 
Chrysanthemum sp. 
Trifolium repens 
Trifolium incarnatum 
Lespedeza striata 
Trifolium pratense 
Melilotus alba 
Trifolium repens 
Taraxvacum officmale 
Scrophularia nodosa 
Ulex europaeus 
Cleome spinosa 
Echinops sphaerocephalus 
Solidago sp. 
Polygonum pennsylvanicum 
Leonurus Cardiaca 
Brassica nigra 
Mentha piperita 
Brassica Napus 
Polygonum sachalinense 
Onobrychis sativa 
Alyssum maritimum 
Bidens bipinnata 
Vicia villosa 
Savory Herbs.— Savory herbs are used for culinary a. 
oses, to add flavor to dressings, soups, stews, and salads. 
he prevailing ignorance of their good qualities is respon- 
sible for their infrequent use and lack of demand. e 
comparative ease of cultivation should induce many to cul- 
tivate such common herbs as parsley, sage, thyme, savory, 
marjoram, spearmint, dill, fennel, balm, and basil. The 
following plants are grown in the section devoted to savory 
herbs: 
HERBS 
Common name Botanical name 
Agrimony Agrimonia officinalis — 
Angelica Archangelica officinalis 
