The Rose-lychnis and the Forget-me-not. 153 



fo'lia is nearly as common as the tway-blade, indivi- 

 dual specimens of which at Combermere grow two feet 

 high ; and near the ivied cottage is abundance of the 

 yellow touch-me-not, Impa'tiens Noli-me-tangere. 



While speaking of the plants of the Cheshire woods, 

 and before we leave the county, let us not forget the rose- 

 lychnis and the forget-me-not. In the damp woods and 



FIG. 23. 

 Rose-lychnis. 



Fig. 24. 

 Forget-me-not. 



groves of almost all the level parts, the lychnis grows in 

 profusion inexpressible ; while in very many there is an 

 equally great abundance of the sylvan forget-me-not, the 

 flowers flooding the ground beneath the trees with azure 

 that seems quite luminous. This is especially the case 

 near Hanging-banks wood, between Wilmslow and 

 Cotterill. Both plants are generally diffused; it is the 

 massing in such quantities that is so noticeable. The 



