16 PERENNIAL HONEY PLANTS 
Perennial, native to the Mid-West prairies. Very at- 
tractive to the bees. 
Seed, per packet, 20c, postpaid. 
Also plants, see inside back cover. 
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 
(Lythrum salicaria) 
This is a promising bee 
plant which is an attrac- 
tive ornamental and under 
cultivation it is adaptable 
to most soils. It is often 
found in flower gardens 
where it is grown for the 
beauty of its abundant 
pink flowers. 
Purple Loosestrife is 
especially adapted to 
moist or boggy land and 
under these conditions has 
naturalized readily in 
some localities and is re- 
ported as a major source 
of honey where sufficient- 
ly plentiful. Some _ bee- 
keepers have improved lo- 
cal bee pasture by sowing 
along streams and around 
ponds. The plant gradu- 
ally spreads down stream. 
It blooms heavily, begin- 
ning in mid-summer and 
lasting for a long period, 
sometimes 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; ounce 
SOO; 4 | POUNC se 3.00: 
postpaid. 
Also plants, see inside 
back cover. 
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 hand- 
some plant. 
Seed, packet, 20c, postpaid. 
GARDEN HYSSOP 
(Hyssopus offinalis) 
This is the old world herb Hyssop and should not be 
confused with either the Anise Hyssop or Giant Hyssop, 
since it is an entirely different plant. It is usually 
swarming with bees for weeks from June to September. 
Although it kills to the ground in winter, the stocky, 
