MIGNONETTE. 141 



IMIGNONETTE. Reseda Odorata. 



Natural Order Miscellanece. Capparidcs and Reae- 

 dacece, Juss. A Genus of the Dodecandria Trigynia 

 Class. 



The fragrant Aveed, 



The Frenchman's darling. 



COWPEII. 



Vos qualites surpassent vos charmes. 



It is not yet an age since this fragrant weed of 

 Egypt first perfumed the European gardens^ yet it 

 lias so far naturalized itself to our climate as to 

 spring from seeds of its own scattering, and thus 

 convey its delightful odour from the parterre of 

 the prince to the most humble garden of the cot- 

 tager. 



In less than another age, we predict (without 

 the aid of Egyptian art) that the children of our 

 peasants will gather this luxurious little plant 

 amongst the wild flowers of our hedge-rows. 



The Reseda Odorata first found its way to the 

 South of France, where it was welcomed ^by the 

 name of Mignonette, Litde-darling, which was 

 found too appropriate for this sweet little flower to 

 be exchanged for any other. By a manuscript note 



