Sage Tea for the Bees 

 Horse-Balm Honey 



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The sage is representative 

 of the large botanical order 

 known as the Mint family,'"" 

 the labiates, or gaping, two- 

 lipped flowers, the arched hood here answering 

 to the upper lip, the spreading base forming the 

 lower lip, which is usually designed as a convenient 



" Nearly all our savory herbs belong to this family — thyme, 

 savory, rosemary, spearmint, hyssop, pennyroyal, lavender, etc. 



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