

Seed, large packet 20c, ounce 50c, postpaid. 
Write for price on larger quantity. 
BORAGE 
(Borago officinalis ) 
Borage has long been famous as a bee plant and 
has been much planted in European honey plant 
gardens. It is an annual native to Europe and 
North Africa. 
Although the honey is dark and not of the best 
quality the bees visit the flowers so freely that it 
should be included in every extensive collection of 
honey plants. It is a hardy plant blooming for a 
long period and seed should be planted in early 
spring where the plant is to grow. 
Seed, 20c per packet, postpaid. 
MIGNONETTE 
(Reseda odorata) 
Mignonette has long been a favorite with those 
who have bee gardens. It is an annual which comes 
from North Africa and has been widely distributed 
in ornamental gardens. The bloom is very fragrant. 
Some very extravagant claims have been made as to 
the amount of honey to be secured from this source. 
While there is no proof that such yields can be 
secured the flowers are very attractive to the bees 
and it seems probable that if enough of it were 
available good crops might be harvested. Try it in 
your garden. 
Seed, large packet 20c, ounce 75c, postpaid. 
SAFFLOWER 
Safflower is a thistle-like plant reaching a height 
of about three feet. The large yellow flowers are 
of interest in the garden but it is cultivated princi- 
pally as a source of drying oil in demand by the 
paint and varnish industry. Bees visit the flowers 
freely but no information is available as to its 
probable value as a source of honey. Annual. 
Seed, 20c per packet, postpaid. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
(Eschsoltzia californica) 
The California poppy is a familiar plant to those 
who have visited the West Coast in springtime. 
"Millions of them may have been seen in bloom 
along the roadsides and in waste places. 
| In the East it is grown as an annual. It reseeds 
‘freely and is easily grown in gardens or naturalized 
in sunny situations. The bees visit the flowers in 
large numbers for pollen. It blooms over a long 
period. 
Seed, large packet 20c, ounce 75c, postpaid. 
PHACELIA 
The fiddle neck phacelia, (Phacelia tenacetifolia) 
is native to California but is widely grown in 
European gardens as a honey plant. In Germany 
it is also grown to some extent for forage and is 
used for silage. It is a famous bee plant and is one 
of the most commonly grown where gardens have 
been planted especially for the bees. 
It is an annual of easy culture and the flowers 
are covered with bees from morning till night. It 
reaches a height of about two feet with blueish or 
pink flowers. 
Seed, 20c per packet, postpaid. 
