. . tives of this family aredistributed throughout the world in the temperate and trop-ical regions. In fact, it is one of the most cosmopolitan ofthe plant families. This genus includes about ten species, all natives ofNorth America and Mexico. The Oswego tea is frequently called Bee Balm, andlocally it is often known as Fragrant Balm, MountainMint, and Indian Plume. This plant prefers a moist soilnear the wooded banks of streams and in the hilly andmountainous regions of Canada and the United States, eastof the Mississippi River. I
. . tives of this family aredistributed throughout the world in the temperate and trop-ical regions. In fact, it is one of the most cosmopolitan ofthe plant families. This genus includes about ten species, all natives ofNorth America and Mexico. The Oswego tea is frequently called Bee Balm, andlocally it is often known as Fragrant Balm, MountainMint, and Indian Plume. This plant prefers a moist soilnear the wooded banks of streams and in the hilly andmountainous regions of Canada and the United States, eastof the Mississippi River. In North Carolina it is found atan altitude of about five thousand feet. The leaves are egg-shaped, elongated, taper-pointed,and more or less saw-toothed on the margins. The floralleaves are tinged with red of nearly the same shade as thatof the bright red and showy flowers. The flowers, whichappear in July, August, and September, and are abouttwo inches in length, are massed in a dense solitary andglobular head, which is situated at the end of the OSWEGO TEA OR BEE BALM.[cMonarda didyma.) OOUaLEOAY, PAGE A COMPANY
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