June Plants. 



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in June. It is as much sought after by the bees in quest of 

 honey, as by the cook in search of a savory vegetable, or one 

 to give tone to soup. 



Sage, Salvia officinalis, horehound, Marntbiitm vulgart, 

 motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca, and catnip, Nepeta cataria, 

 ■which latter does not commence to bloom till July, all furnish 

 nice white honey, remain in bloom a long time, and. are very 



Fig. 141. 



Motherwort. 



desirable, as they are in bloom in the honey dearth of July 

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

 (Fig. 140), are thronged with bees during the season of bloom. 

 The first and last are of commercial importance, while very 



