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must Lave faded into the dim light of evening, 

 or the darkness of night, before they unfold, a 

 circumstance which makes this tree the fre- 

 quent allusion of the poet : — 



"The timid jasmine buds that keep 

 Their odour to themselves all day ; 

 But when the sunlight dies away, 

 Let the delicious fragrance out 

 To every breeze that roams about." 



Both because of its blowing in darkness, and 

 from its ragged and melancholy appearance 

 when its flowers are withered, the plant re- 

 ceived its poetic name. 



Some of the monkey flowers are showy orna- 

 ments of the borders. They bloom from early 

 spring, and several of them as late as August. 

 They are natives of North and South America, 

 and received their familiar name becaiise the 

 front of the seed is curiously marked, and re- 

 sembles the face of a grinning monkey. 

 They are nearly all hardy flowers, and two 

 common species, the cardinal and the musk 

 monkey flowers {Mimulus cardinalis, and Mi- 

 mulus moschata,) will bloom for many successive 

 summers without needing winter shelter. 



The species called the gaping monkey flower, 

 was the earliest introduced, and was first culti- 

 vated in this country in 1759, and numerous 

 kinds are now in British gardens. 



Our wild marjoram, so common on the 

 chalky hills, is often planted in gardens Ihr its 

 fragrant flower, which is so delightful to the 

 bees. The Oregon territory is „.-id to have 

 received its name from the abundance of 



