
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. 15c per packet, 3 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
LAVENDER (Lavendula vera) 
Lavender comes from Europe where it is com- 
monly cultivated as ihe 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 flower 
ing 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. Perennial. Seed 1l5c 
per packet. 
CATNIP (Nepeta Cataria) 
Catnip is a 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. 15c per packet, 
2 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
BURNET (Sanguisorbia minor) 
This hardy perennial native to Eurasia is some- 
times grown in the flower garden as an ornamenial, 
in the vegetable garden as a salad plant and in 
the field as a forage crop. It is very drouth resistant 
and easily grown. It is very attractive to the bees, 
blooming in midsummer for several weeks, but ap- 
parently is sought mostly for pollen. Seed l5c per 
packet, one-fourth lb. 50c. Postpaid. 
GLOBE THISTLE (Echinops riiro) 
Globe thistle once enjoyed a real boom among 
the beekeepers under name of Chapman Honey 
Plant. The plant is perennial and reaches a height 
of two to three feet. The flowers are covered with 
bees and are much grown for ornament. Mid- 
summer bloomer. Seed 15c per packet. 
WILD INDIGO (Baptisia custralis) 
Wild indigo is a perennial native to the mid-west 
prairies which is worthy of much more common 
