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LAVENDER (Lavendula vera) 
*Lavender comes from Europe where it 
is commonly cultivated as the source of 
oil used in perfume. Lavender flowers 
have a strong and fragrant.odor which is 
retained after drying and for this reason 
it is often put away with dainty fabrics. 
The flowering period is long and the plant 
is very desirable in the garden as well as 
for the bees which gather honey freely 
from this source. Seed 45c per packet. 
PRICKLY POPPY (Argemone) 
The white prickly poppy is native to 
the southwest and is a common sight from 
Kansas to Texas. It is an annual of easy 
culture and with large white flowers for 
a long time in summer. The bees are 
much attracted to this plant for pollen. 
Seed 15c¢ per packet. 
POLANISIA (Polanisia trachysperma) 
Native to the southwest, polanisia is very 
similar to the cleomes in habit of growth 
and much like the spider flower. Long 
blooming period. Don’t crowd. Annual. 
15e per packet. 
CATNIP (Nepeta Cataria) 
Catnip isa famous bee plant common to 
our grandmother’s herb gardens. It has 
since been widely naturalized in fence 
corners and unused gardens. Perennial, 
blooming over a long period and never 
failing to attract the bees. 
45ce per packet, 2 oz. $4.00. 
WINGSTEM OR CROWNBEARD 
(Actinomeris alternifolia) 
Wingstem is a rather coarse perennial 
about five feet tall with irregular yellow 
flowers. It never fails to find the ‘bees 
working it freely when in bloom. One of 
the best of the native honey plants of the 
Mississippi Valley. Will grow in either 
sun or shade. Beekeepers of an earlier 
day called it “Golden Honey Plant.” 
Where this plant is plentiful the beekeeper 
need never worry about abundant stores 
for winter. August bloomer. Fine for 
waste land. 415¢ per packet. 3 0z. $4.00. 
