UNUSUAL PLANTS 11 
WILD INDIGO 
(Baptisa australis) 
Attractive in foliage and 
flower, grows into a _ stately 
clump three feet tall. Dozens 
of stalks arise from a single 
root of a well established plant 
with large clusters of blue 
pea-like flowers in June. 
Long-lived and hardy, very at- 
tractive to the bees. 
Seed, per packet, 20c. 
One year plants, 6 for $1.00; 
dozen, $1.75; postpaid. 
| GARDEN HYSSOP 
| (Hyssopus officinalis) 
Stocky thick growth to two 
feet tall. Numerous blue flow- 
| ers not showy but ornamental 
|; in mass. Usually swarming 
with bees for weeks, June to 
September. Not to be con- 
' fused with either Anise Hys- 
sop or Giant Hyssop as it is 
an entirely different plant. 
| Makes nice border. 
Seed, per packet, 20c. 
| One year plants, 5 for $1.00; 
| dozen, $2.00; postpaid. 
CATNIP OR CATMINT 
(Nepeta cataria) 
This best known member of the Catnip family blooms 
over a long period, beginning in mid-summer. It is 
very rich in nectar and attracts the bees in large num- 
bers. It is perennial, easy to grow and one of the very 
best of honey plants for naturalizing in waste places. 
This plant was common to herb gardens of pioneer 
days, grows three feet tall. 
Seed, packet, 15c; ounce 75c; %4 pound, $2.50; post- 
paid. 
NEPETA NUDA, known as Beemint, this member of 
the Catmint family is a taller plant with upright 
growth reaching a height of four or five feet. It 
blooms in mid-summer and is rich in nectar. Peren- 
nial. Seed, small packet, 20c, postpaid. 
