144 FLORA HISTORICA. 



named by the French Bellc-de-Jour, Day Beauty. 

 This is not a chmbing plant, but carries its 

 branches in a horizontal position, so that a few 

 seeds are enough to form a clump of sufficient 

 size to give effect in the garden, from the month 

 of June to the end of August ; and, as during 

 this season the prevailing colours of the parterre 

 are reds and yellows, the fine blue of this 

 flower is particularly desirable to form a con- 

 trast. 



The seeds of this annual plant are generally 

 sown in the spring, but it is desirable to sow 

 some in the autumn also, as they will flower a 

 month earlier than those sown in the other sea- 

 son, which prolongs the enjoyment of their flowers. 

 The seed should not be covered with more than 

 about half an inch of earth in depth, and from 

 three to five seeds are sufficient for each clump, 

 unless where it is desirable to cover large sunny 

 banks with these beautiful blue corollas. 



As we are not in the confidence of the Moorish 

 Dames, we are ignorant of the use they make 

 of this flower in emblematical language ; and 

 being unwilling to suffer it to remain useless to 

 the ladies, we give it as significant of the word 

 extinguish, that when they have made their happy 

 choice, they may have something appropriate to 

 bestow on their hopeless suitors. 



