Motherwort for Honey. 



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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, 



Fig. i61. 



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 Julv and August. They, like many others of the mint 



