374 St. Fohn’s Wort. 
The St. John’s wort, Hypericum, with its many species, 
both shrubby and herbaceous, offers bountiful contributions 
to the delicious stores of the honey bee. The catnip, Ne- 
peta cataria, and asparagus—which if uncut in spring will 
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Sour Wood. 
bloom in June—so delectable for the table, and so elegant 
for trimming table meats and for banquets in autumn, come 
now to offer their nectarian gifts, and beautiful orange 
pollen. 
’ Basil or mountain mint, Pycnanthemum lanceolatum— 
we might almost include all the mints, the blue and white 
