; THE FOEGET-ME-NOT. 



Jlyosotis palustris. Nat. Ord., 

 Boragmaceee. 



ROBABLYbutfewof our readers 

 are unacquainted with the beau- 

 tiful little flower that forms the 

 subject of the present illustra- 

 tion. It is not only a plant 

 that has a considerable amount 

 of legendary and poetical associa- 

 tion gathered round it, but its 

 own inherent charms also should, 

 in any case, endear it to all 

 true lovers of nature. Into the 

 pleasant region of legend and 

 poetry connected with the for- 

 get-me-not we do not here 

 propose to diverge, interesting 

 though the subject would be ; 

 we shall therefore confine our 

 attention purely to going into 

 the botanical side of the ques- 

 tion, dwelling on the beauties 



that are inherent by nature, and foregoing all that is 



extraneous. 



The forget-me-not that we have figured is the com- 

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