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for its common name. A lady and gentleman, walking on 
the banks of the Rhine, perceived some of its bright blue 
flowers. The lady wishing to possess it, her companion 
politely attempted to gather it for her; but in so doing 
slipped into the river and was drowned, exclaiming as he 
sank, “ Forget-me-not!” I cannot vouch for the truth of 
this romantic incident; but by some means this flower has 
been considered the emblem of Friendship in almost every 
country. It is a common plant in ditches and banks of 
rivers. The flower is larger than the other species; has a 
yellow eye and a small white ray at the base of each petal. 
It is generally about a foot high. 
Myosotis cottina. Lurly field Scorpion-grass. Thisisa 
very small species, both as regards leaves and flowers, the latter 
being quite minute. It grows in dry pastures, and on banks 
and walls, and seems to die down to the root by Midsummer. 
Its small size, and having one flower remote from the rest, 
distinguishes it very well. The flat part of the corolla is 
shorter than the tube. This little plant, when in flower, 
gives quite a blue colour to the dry banks where it grows. 
Myosotis verstcotor, Yellow-and-blue Scorpion-grass, 
is a very pretty species, growing with the last, and distin- 
guished from it by the blossoms being principally yellow, 
