UNUSUAL PERENNIALS 15 
CULVERS ROOT 
(Veronica virginica) 
Showy white flower 
spikes in summer. One of 
our native plants, hardy 
perennial, upright to four 
feet in height. The bloom 
is very attractive to bees. 
Seed not available. 
Plant divisions, 6 for 
$1.00; postpaid. 
GOLDEN HONEY PLANT 
(Actinomeris alternifolia) 
Golden Honey Plant, also known as Wingstem or 
Crownbeard, is one of the best native honey plants of 
the Missisippi valley. Where this plant is plentiful 
the bee-keeper need never worry about abundant stores 
Bees Working Golden Honey Plant 
for winter. It is a rather coarse perennial about five 
feet tall with irregular yellow flowers. It blooms in Au- 
gust and never fails to find the bees working it. It will 
grow in either sun or partial shade; does best in shel- 
tered situations such as partly wooded areas or wood- 
land borders. Once started in favorable environment, 
it will gradually spread around. It is often found 
growing in sparse timber along streams. 
Seed, per packet, 20c; ounce, $1.00; postpaid. 
One year plants or divisions, 10 for $1.00; postpaid. 
