September First
In various localities the Oswego tea is known as "bee balm," "fragrant balm," "Indian plume," and "mountain mint." "The bee balm especially haunts those cool brooks, and its rounded flower-clusters touch with warmth the shadows of the deep woods of midsummer. The Indians named the flower, o-gee-chee, 'flaming flower,' and are said to have made a tea-like decoction from the blossoms." (Dana.)