MYOSOTIS 



(The classic Greek name, derived from myoj, of a mouse, and ous an car, on account of the form of the le»f 



Boraiinacett 



158. Myosotis palustris, var. semperflorens 



English Names: Forget-me-not, Mouse ear, Scorpion grass, Marsh Scorpion 

 grass. Snake grass, Caterpillars, Love-me. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETY. TYPE FROM E. ASIA 



MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 



SMALL, bright, light blue flowers with a yellow eye and pink buds, 

 freely borne in loose clusters on leafy half-creeping stems six to ten 

 inches long. Foliage small, roundish, and bright green, thick and very 

 persistent. Very excellent 

 for carpeting in shady 

 places, under shrubbery, 

 or at the front of the 

 herbaceous border on ac- 

 count of its long season 

 of bloom and bright last- 

 ing foliage. Excellent 

 also for shady spots in 

 the rock garden or for 

 naturalizing by the water 

 side, and good for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any ordinary soil. 

 Prefers moist, partially 

 shady situation, but will 

 thrive in the ordinary bor- 

 der in sun if not allowed 

 to suffer from drought. 



Propagate by seed or 

 very easily by cuttings 01 

 division. 



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