3o6 ROCK GARDENS 



Megasea {see Saxifraga) 



Melittis Melissophyllum (Labiatae), Bastard Balm 



A plant of the Salvia order, growing about i8 inches high. 

 Leaves ovate and slightly hairy. Flowers rather pretty, of a creamy- 

 white colour, and spotted purplish-rose. A useful plant for growing 

 amongst the shrubs adjoining the rock garden. Increased by seed 

 or division. 



Mentha Requieni (Labiatae), Mint 



A pretty little creeping plant, with tiny, pale purple flowers. 

 Smells strongly of peppermint. 



Menyanthes trifoliata (Gentianaceae), Buckbean 



An aquatic plant with pale pink flowers. A pretty plant, which 

 can also be grown on the edges of ponds or streams. 



Menziesia (Ericaceae) 



Dwarf and compact-growing shrubs, for moist peat. 



M. caerulea (syn. Phyllodoce taxifolia). — Grows only 4 to 6 

 inches high, with pinkish-lilac flowers. It blooms in autumn. 



M. empetyifolia (syn. Bryanthus empetrifo7'7nis). — A tiny shrub 

 of neat habit, thriving in moist, sandy peat. Heath-like foliage. 

 Flowers borne in clusters, bell-shaped, and of a rosy-purple colour. 

 A very choice and pretty little shrub. 



M. ferruginea. — Has brown flowers, and only grows about 

 6 inches high. 



M.f. globularia. — Grows 2 to 5 feet high, and has pink flowers 

 in May. 



M.polifolia (see Erica polifolia). 



Merendera Bulbocodium (Liliaceae) 



A pretty bulbous plant bearing erect flowers of pale rosy-purple, 

 blooming in the autumn. Increased by seed or division. 



Mertensia (Boraginaceae) 



Very beautiful plants of the Borage order, of graceful habit. 

 M. alpina (syn. M. lanceolata). — Requires a cool spot, in moist, 

 peaty soil. Grows from 6 to 10 inches high, with bluish-green 



