12 UNUSUAL PLANTS 
Unusual and Attractive Good 
Honey Plants for Gardens and 
Borders and for Naturalizing 
These are hardy perennials of the’ kind that will 
largely take care of themselves in their respective en- 
vironments, each with its distinctive attractiveness as 
attributed to the unusual and to wild flowers. The 
best we can find in perennial honey plants. 
MOUNTAIN MINT 
(Pycnanthemum pilosum) 
Blooms heavily for a long period, beginning mid-sum- 
mer and very attractive to the bees. The unusual 
amount of bloom per plant and very pronounced minty 
flavor make it desirable for gardens. It is an abundant 
source of nectar and reported as a source of surplus 
honey in some localities where 
sufficiently plentiful. It is 
native to some of the hilly 
wooded areas of the middle- 
west and has merits which 
have too long been overlooked. 
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 production. Ex- 
periments are now under way 
in the states of Missouri and Washington in an effort 
to determine more fully the commercial value. 
Try this plant in your garden; we believe you will 
like it. Ask for reprint, “Mountain Mint.” 
The seed is tiny, probably more than 100,000 seeds to 
the ounce. 
Seed, packet, 20c; ounce, $2.00; %4 pound, $5.00; post- 
paid. 
Plants, one year clumps, 4 for $1.00; 12 for $2.50; 
postpaid. 
GARDEN SAGE 
(Salvia officinalis) 
The garden sage has been cultivated for centuries for 
its aromatic leaves which are used in flavoring foods. 
It is a long lived perennial and should be included in 
every garden. The flowers are attractive to bees and a 
high quality honey is gathered from garden sage. 
Blooms in June. 
Seed, packet, 20c; per ounce, 75c; postpaid. 
MEADOW SAGE 
(Salvia pratensis) 
This very hardy perennial sage provides good bee 
pasture for several weeks in the spring when forage is 
searce. Here it blooms in May following the dande- 
Massive bloom of 
Mountain Mint 
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