18 ANNUALS 
annual proves worthy of — 
garden cultivation in our | 
more humid climate. Given | 
cultivation and plenty of _ 
room, it reaches a height: — 
of six or seven feet and ~ 
blooms from July until frost | 
with a constantly increasing 
number of flower clusters. | 
A single plant with plenty © 
of room may resemble a _ 
young tree with much yel- 
low bloom all late summer ~~ 
and fall. It is ideal for background, self sows freely. 
Although this may not be true in all localities, we find 
it one of the finest of honey plants, very attractive to 
bees and other insects, continuing well into the fall 
when there is not much other bee forage. 
Seed, per packet, 20c, per ounce $1.00; postpaid. 
NOTE: Seed of cleomes is perishable and should be sown in the fall after 
the seed is harvested or early the following spring. 
BORAGE 
Borage has long been famous as a bee plant and has 
been much planted in European honey plant gardens. 
It is an annual native to Europe and North Africa. 
Although the honey is dark and not of the best qual- 
ity, the bees visit the flowers so freely that it should 
be included in every extensive collection of honey 
plants. It is a hardy plant, blooming for a‘long period. 
Seed, per packet, 15c, postpaid. 
MIGNONETTE 
(Reseda odorata) 
Mignonette has long been a favorite with those who 
have bee gardens. The bloom is very fragrant. Some 
very extravagant claims have been made as to the 
amount of honey to be secured from this source. While 
there is no proof that such yields can be secured, the 
flowers are very attractive to the bees and it seems 
probable that if enough of it were available good crops 
might be harvested. Try it in your garden. 
Seed, per packet, 15c; ounce, 60c; postpaid. 
SAFFLOWER 
Safflower is a fast growing annual which reaches a 
height of about three feet. The large yellow flowers 
are of interest in the garden but it is cultivated princi- 
pally as a source of drying oil in demand by the paint 
and varnish industry. Bees visit the flowers freelv and 
indications are that it will prove to be a good honey 
plant. 
Seed, per packet, 15c, postpaid. 
SESAMUM 
Sesamum is an annual of easy culture. It grows to 
a height of three feet in this climate and the large 
flowers are very attractive to the bees. It blooms in 
late summer. It is an important source of edible oil in 
the tropics and some experimental plantings are con- 
ducted in this country for study of possible commercial 
adaptation. 
Seed, per packet, 20c, postpaid. 
