PERENNIAL HONEY PLANTS 15 
SUMMER SAGE 
(Salvia superba) 
This is a strong growing sage reaching a height of about 
three feet and blooming intermittently all season. It 
blooms very freely in June and again in September with 
some flowers all summer. It is usually swarming with 
bees. It is ornamental and good for naturalizing. Per- 
ennial. 
Sorry no seed for 1950. For plants see inside back cover. 
SALVIA VIRGATA 
This strong growing perennial blooms freely in mid-sum- 
mer, following the early bloom of Summer Sage. It 
reaches a height of three to four feet with light blue flow- 
ers. Much visited by bees. 
Sorry no seed for 1950. For plants see inside back cover. 
ANISE HYSSOP 
(Agastache anethiodora) 
This wonder honey plant attracts the bees more consist- 
ently than any other of the 500 under observation in the 
American Bee Journal trial gardens. We know no other 
plant which the bees will work so freely, all day and every 
day, and for so long a blooming period as Anise Hyssop, 
under right conditions. 
Anise Hyssop furnishes an abundance of bloom beginning 
early in June. It blooms heavily for over two months and 
continues with some bloom until October. It is native to 
the middlewest and pioneer settlers reported fine crops of 
good quality honey from it. The plant is perennial and 
usually reaches a height of about four feet. It blooms the 
first year from seed. 
Anise Hyssop is an old Indian herb and of special interest 
to herb gardeners. The abundance of bloom makes it de- 
sirable for flower gardens as well. 

A vigorous plant of Anise Hyssop has many branches like 
the above. 
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A correspondent writes us: “ ... Here in Minnesota it 
proves to be the best honey plant in this section. More 
attractive to the bees than Sweet Clover. I believe every 
bee-keeper should seed this plant for his future bee-pas- 
