ground when two or three inches high. Set about 
a foot a part in the row. 
Seed, 20 cents per packet, $2.00 per ounce, % 
pound $5.00. Small plants, $1.00 per dozen, post- 
paid. 
GIANT HYSSOP 
(Agastache scrophulariaefolia) 
The giant hyssop is a perennial common to open 
woodlands and partially shady places which flowers 
in August and September. It reaches a height of 
five or six feet and is one of the really good bee 
plants. 
Seed, 20c per packet. 
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 
(Lythrum salicaria) 
Purple loosestrife is very adaptable and will grow 
either on dry land or in boggy spots with its roots 
in water. The abundant pink flowers are very orna- 
mental and last for weeks in mid-summer. It is the 
source of much dark honey in some localities. 
Some beekeepers have improved local bee pasture 
by sowing along streams. The plant gradually 
spreads down stream. 
The seed which is very small should be sown on 
top of the ground in late winter or early spring. 
Seed, 20c per packet. Ounce $1.00, postpaid. 
Write for price on larger quantity. 
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. Plant in winter or early spring while ground 
is cool. 
Seed, large packet 20c, 50c per ounce, postpaid, 
Write for price on larger quantity. 
MOUNTAIN MINT 
(Pycnanthemum) 
The mountain mint, also known as basil, is a 
native of the Eastern States. It is very attractive 
to the bees and yields nectar freely during late 
summer. It is reported as the source of surplus 
honey in pastures and woodland borders in many 
localities along the Mississippi River and other Mid- 
Western streams. The seed is very fine and is best 
started in the greenhouse and later transplanted 
to the open. Once established the plants should 
stand for many years and spread slowly over the 
surrounding area. 
Seed, 20c per packet, postpaid. 
WOOD MINT 
(Blephilia ciliata) , 
Wood mint is a perennial which will grow either 
in partial shade or open sun. With us it blooms 
through the month of June and the flowers swarm 
