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Bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America.

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Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads.

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It is often called Oswego tea, because the Indians are supposed to have used it for tea.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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Besides these medicinal herbs, he added a plant known in North America as " Oswego tea," which made an excellent beverage.
The Mysterious Island
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June will give the bellflower, mullein, bee balm and foxglove.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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A very gay flower, intensely red, is the bee balm.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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The cardinal flower is the only flower more gaudy in red than this bee balm.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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I'm anticipating the bloom of the False Indigo, and the way my hands will smell after weeding the bee balm and Agastache.
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Bee Balm, or Monarda, is a great example of a native plant that adds color to your garden.
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