MYOSOTIS 181 



Money-Flower. See Lunaria biennis. 



Mor'na ni'ma. See Waitzia nivea. 



Morning Glory. See IpoMiEA. 



Moth Mullein. See Verbascum Blattaria. 



Mournful Widow. See Scabiosa. 



Mullein or Mullen. 



The derivation of this old word seems to be 

 wrapped in mystery. It would appear to originate 

 from the Anglo-Saxon moleyn, the meaning of 

 which, however, is obscm^e, many explanations 

 being suggested, among them candle-droppings or 

 candlewick, to which, with a stretch of imagination, 

 the plant is likened. See Verbascum. 



Myoso'tis — Forget-me-not (from Gr. mus, a mouse, and 

 ous {otis) an ear, having reference to the leaves). 

 Nat. Ord. Boraginacew. 



Although there are annual as well as perennial 

 Forget-me-nots, the former are hardly, if ever, 

 cultivated. The perennials, however, are usually 

 treated as biennials, being easily raised from seed, and 

 sown in the summer to flower in the succeeding spring 

 with the Hyacinths and Tulips, either as a ground- 

 work or carpet for the bulbous flowers, or as an 

 edging. A moist soil suits them best, though any 

 ordinary garden soil will grow them. Most of the 

 species are quite hardy and easily reproduce them- 

 selves. 



