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blooms in June. It is as much sought after by the bees in 
quest of honey, as by the cook in search of a savory vege- 
table, or one to give tone to soup. 
Sage, Salvia officinalis, horehound, Marrubium vulgare, 
motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca, and catnip, Nepeta cataria, 
_. Fic. 161. 
Motherwort. 
which latter does not commence to bloom till July, all fur- 
nish nice white honey, remain in bloom a long time, and 
are very desirable, as they are in bloom in the honey dearth 
of July and August. They, like many others of the mint 
