UNUSUAL PLANTS 13 
WOOD MINT 
(Blephilia ciliata) 
Wood mint is a perennial which will 
_grow either in partial shade or open 
sun. With us it blooms through the 
*month of June and the flowers swarm 
with bees. The lavender flowers offer 
attraction as a garden plant as well as 
pbee plant. 
Seed, packets, 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 hand- 
some plant. 
Seed, per packet, 20c. 
ASTER 
The wild asters are the last source of nectar in many 
localities. We offer a mixture of several of the most 
ornamental varieties, including New England Aster and 
Arrow Leaf Aster. All are worthy of a place in the 
garden. Perennial. 
Seed, per packet, 20c, postpaid. 
NEW ENGLAND ASTER, 
probably the most showy of the 
wild asters; grows to four or five 
feet tall and blooms in the fall 
with showy purple flowers. 
Divisions: 5 for $1.00; dozen 
$2.00; postpaid. 
SIMPSON’S HONEY PLANT 
(Scrophularia marilandica) 
Simpson’s Honey Plant 
also commonly known as 
Figwort, has long been 
famous for its rich store 
of nectar for the bees. 
The flowers are small 
but abundant and rich 
in honey. The plant is | 
perennial and = grows 
from three to six feet 
high. It will grow in 
either sun or shade and 
is often found growing 
wild in wooded areas. It 
blooms in the fall. 
Seed per packet, 20c; 
1% ounce $1.00; postpaid. 
One year plants or di- 
visions, 5 for $1.00; doz- _ 
en, $2.00; postpaid. 
