12 PERENNIAL HONEY PLANTS 

packets at 20c each, naming a second choice, or write us 
regarding availability. 
PEA TREE 
(Caragana arborescens) 
The pea tree is a very hardy shrub or small tree which 
comes from Siberia. It is drought resistant and is much 
used for hedge in the Dakotas and in western Canada. It 
is a free bloomer and the pea-like blossoms yield an abun- 
dant supply of well flavored honey in spring. 
Seed, per packet, 20c, postpaid. 
PERENNIAL HONEY PLANTS 
MOUNTAIN MINT 
(Pycnanthemum pilosum) 
This one of our native plants has merits which have too 
long been overlooked. It blooms heavily for a long period 
beginning in July, and is very attractive to the bees. Its 
mass of bloom and very pronounced mint flavor make it 
desirable for both bee garden and herb garden. 

Norman Pellett with the first commercial planting of 
Mountain Mint, his 4-H project. 
Of most importance may be the commercial aspects of 
this plant. Tests indicate that a very much heavier yield 
of oil can be distilled from this plant as compared to most 
yields obtained from other mints now in commercial pro- 
duction. Investigation is under way in an effort to deter- 
mine the commercial value of the oil. 
Mountain Mint came to light in the American Bee 
Journal Test Gardens in the increase from a few plants 
