PERENNIAL HONEY PLANTS Ty 

growth makes it appear during summer and fall as a low 
growing shrub. Perennial, grows to two feet in height. 
The numerous blue flowers, though not showy, are quite 
ornamental. One of the finest honey plants and especially 
desirable for border plantings. 
Seed, per packet, 20c, postpaid. 
SEA HOLLY 
(Eryngium planum) in the flower garden or border is a 
very striking perennial with its blue stems and flower heads 
growing to about three feet. A delightful picture with 
bees and other insects hovering over this handsome plant. 
Seed, packet, 20c, postpaid. 
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 
(Lythrum salicaria) 
This is a promising bee 
plant which is an attractive 
ornamental and under culti- 
vation it is adaptable to 
most soils. It is often found 
in flower gardens where it 
is grown for the beauty of 
its abuandant pink flowers. 
Purple Loosestrife is espe- 
cially adapted to moist or 
boggy land and under these 
conditions has naturalized 
readily in some localities 
and is reported as a major 
source of honey where suf- 
ficiently plentiful. Some 
bee-keepers have improved 
local bee pasture by sowing 
along streams and around 
ponds. The plant gradually 
spreads down stream. It 
blooms heavily, beginning 
in mid-summer and _ lasting 
for a long period, some- 
times until frost. It is a 
perennial, growing from 
three to six feet in height. 
The seed is tiny, with a 
very large number of seeds 
per ounce. 
Seed, packet, 20c; per 
ounce, $1.00; % pound, 
$5.00; postpaid. 
JERUSALEM SAGE 
(Phlomis tuberosa) 
This tall growing plant which reaches a height of four 
to six feet is a showy member of the mint family from Asia. 
Like other mints, it is attractive to the bees. It is of easy 

