bee-balm

I nudged him half awake, brushed his hair, gave him the chamber pot, and coaxed bee-balm syrup into him-all the time listening for the sound of hooves, and Clarence's joyful announcement that company was coming.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

The brew of goldenrod, bee-balm, and wild bergamot was a blackish green, and smelled like burnt fields, but it might help.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

There were narrow openings and plains, in places, where the sumac lifted its blood-red plumes, and bee-balm waved its crimson blossoms; while generally the woods were dense and magnificent.

Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Day Kellogg Lee

Occasionally he would relinquish the rod, putting it into my hands with a rare self-denial as we came to a promising pool; but I was more deft at gathering bee-balm than taking trout, and willingly spared the rod to the eager angler.

Our Friend John Burroughs Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931 1914

I shall long remember the enticing stream, the pretty cascades, the high shelving rocks sheltering the mossy nest of the phoebe, and the glowing masses of bee-balm blooming beside the stream; yes, and the eagerness of one of the fishermen as he slipped along ahead of me, dropping his hook into the pools.

Our Friend John Burroughs Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931 1914

It does not matter; sooner or later we had all the old-fashioned things: hollyhocks in clusters and corners, and on the high ground in a long row against the sky; poppies and bleeding-heart, columbine and foxglove, bunches of crimson bee-balm and rows of tall delphinium in marvelous shades of blue.

Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Albert Bigelow Paine 1899

Then the unseen painter begins to mix the royal colour on his palette, and the red of the bee-balm catches your eye.

Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness Henry Van Dyke 1892

It's long, thin, flexible proboscis uncoiled to sip nectar from phlox, bee-balm, honeysuckle, red clover and thistle -- and it had antennae!

timesunion.com: Siena Women's Basketball 2010

Third, plant native or drought-resistant perennials such as bee-balm, purple coneflower, black-eyed susan, joe pye weed, and maidenhair fern.

unknown title 2009

Third, plant native or drought-resistant perennials such as bee-balm, purple coneflower, black-eyed susan, joe pye weed, and maidenhair fern.

unknown title 2009