294 breck's new book of floweks. 



nearly a foot and one-half high; they are naked at the 

 bottom for about seven or eight inches, above which the 

 panicles of flowers begin, and terminate the stalks. The 

 flowers stand upon the peduncles, which are more than an 

 inch long, each sustaining three, four, or five flowers, 

 whose petals are cut into slender filaments, like hairs ; 

 they are of a purplish-blue color, and, having neither 

 stamens nor germs, never j^roduce seeds. 



M. botryoides is another pretty species, with varieties 

 of blue, white, and flesh-colored flowers, all small, bulbous- 

 rooted plants, obtained from Holland as species of Hya- 

 cinths, with solid bulbs, producing spikes of pretty, bell- 

 shaped flowers a foot high, flowering in June. All are 

 hardy, and may be planted in any good garden soil, about 

 three inches deep, five or six roots in a group; they need 

 not be taken up oftener than once in three years, and then 

 should not be kept long out of the ground. 



MYOSOTIS.— Forget me-not. 



[So named from Greek words, signifying a mouse's ear.] 



Myosotis arv^nsis, is a well-known plant, bearing deli- 

 cate blue flowers, with white and yellow eyes, in little 

 spikes or clusters. There is also a variety with white 

 flowers. In bloom most of the season ; six inches high. 

 It flourishes best in a moist shady place. Pro|)agated 

 freely from seeds. Autumn sown plants succeed best. 



