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for covering unsightly objects, tree stumps, etc. Root weighs 

 10 to 12 Ibs. Sometimes known as hardy perennial moonflower. 

 Any soil. 



*MEADOW RUE. See NATIVE PLANTS, p. 93. 



MEADOW SWEET. See NATIVE PLANTS, p. 93. 



*MONKEY FLOWER (Mimulus luteus). Yellow. All summer; I to 3 feet. 

 Flowers two-lipped, but expanded, with open throat, mottled brown. 

 Usually treated as an annual because it is not hardy North. Self- 

 sows, and grows anywhere; but especially with plenty of water. 



, RED (M. cardinalis). Red and yellow; I to 2 feet. Is 



hardy in Massachusetts with slight protection. Useful for moist 



soils and shaded places, or northern exposure- (M. ringens). 



Blue. A native plant. 



MONKSHOOD (Aconitum Napellus). Deep blue to white. July to 

 August; 3 feet. One of the most beautiful of all blue flowers, having 

 the general habit of the larkspur, but not commonly planted because 

 of its poisonous character. Dangerous to children and pets. Grows 

 in either sun or shade, and any sort of soil. The flower is curiously 

 hooded, hence the name. 



MOUSE-EARED CHICKWEED (Cerastium tomentosurri). White. All sum 

 mer; 6 inches. Invaluable for edging and foreground, and as foil 

 to other colours in the mixed border. Individual flowers very 

 small. Foliage woolly and quite decorative. Hardy. 



NETTLE, VARIEGATED (Lamium maculatum, var. variegatum). Purple- 

 red to white. May to July; 6 to 8 inches. A valuable, low carpeting 

 plant, with pretty ornamental foliage, green blotched with white 

 on the midrib. Grows everywhere. Flowers I inch long in clusters 

 and tiers. Increases by division. This is the dead nettle of the 

 Old World. Several varieties, varying in colour of flower. The 

 type has plain green foliage. Runs wild in places. 



PANSY (Viola tricolor). Blue, yellow, white, reddish brown, and inter 

 mediate shades. All summer; 6 inches. Probably the most popular 

 of all dwarf hardy herbaceous plants, but usually treated as a tender 

 annual for bedding. Does best in cool, deep loam, with partial 



shade. , TUFTED OR BEDDING (V. cornuta and varieties). 



Blue, yellow, white, etc., in variety. June, July. Flowers smaller 

 than pansies, but plant is better habited and more hardy blooming 



