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edging plant, and the common kind 

 might be naturalized in any position 

 or soil by those who admire fragrant 

 plants. Division. 



Melittis Melissophyllum (BalniM.) 

 31. grandiflora. A very ornamental 

 native plant ; 1 to 2 ft. high, flowers, 

 in early summer; reddish- purple and 

 white, 2 to 6 in axillary whorls, on 

 hairy stalks, scarcely so long as leaves ; 

 corolla with a broad tube, nearly 

 1 in. long; upper lip slightly con- 

 cave ; lower one the largest, spread- 

 ing, 3-lobed. Leaves, about 2 in. long, 

 heart - shaped, stalked, opposite, 

 toothed, clothing the stem to the 

 apex, slightly hairy. Europe, Asia, 



and Southern England. Margins of 



shrubberies, in a wild state, among 

 shrubs, etc., in peaty soil. Division. 



Mentha Kequieni (Requietfs Penny- 

 royal). Thymus corsicus. A very 

 minute creeping herb, quite smooth, 

 having the odour of Peppermint. 

 Flowers, in summer ; pale purple, in 

 loose, few- flowered whorls ; calyx 

 somewhat 2 -lipped, smooth ; throat 

 villous inside. Leaves, small, stalked, 

 roundish, almost entire ; stems spread- 

 ing at the base, much branched; 

 branches thread-like, ascending. Na- 

 tive of Corsica. The rock-garden, 



allowed to trail about among the 

 Pearlworts and other minute plants 

 which usually make themselves at 

 home on all parts of this structure. 

 Division. 



Mentha rotundifolia variegata. 

 A variegated variety, about 1 ft. 

 high. Flowers, late in summer ; very 

 small, whitish, numerous, in dense 

 cylindrical spikes. Leaves, opposite, 

 sessile, roundish, notched, wrinkled 

 on the upper surface, covered with a 

 cobweb-like down underneath, ele- 

 gantly variegated with green and light 

 yellow, which becomes darker with 



age. Europe. Edgings, in ordinary 



soil. Division. 



Menyanthes trifoliata (BucTcbean). 

 A beautiful British aquatic herb, with 

 trifoliate leaves. Flowers, in early 

 summer ; corolla white inside, tinged 

 with red outside, beautifully bearded, 

 bell-shaped, 5-lobed; segments nar- 

 row, pointed. Leaves, on long stalks, 

 consisting of 3 oblong leaflets, 1 to 

 2 in. long, smooth, veined, edges 

 wavy. Common in Europe and North 



America. Margins of lakes, ponds, 



and streams, or in the artificial bog. 

 Division. 



Menziesia ceerulea (Yew -leaved M.) 

 A small prostrate, evergreen, Heath- 

 like, much-branched shrub ; 4 to 6 in. 

 high. Flowers, in late summer and 

 autumn ; pinkish-lilac, in small termi- 

 nal, umbellate clusters, on glandular 

 stalks; corolla between } and | in. 

 long, bell-shaped with a contracted 5- 

 toothed mouth ; divisions of the calyx 

 5, tapering to a point. Leaves, crowded, 

 linear, obtuse, with very minute teeth 

 at the margins. Native of northern 

 and arctic parts of Europe, Asia, and 

 America, and on the Sow of Atholl in 

 Perthshire, Scotland. The rock- 

 garden, in moist peat. Division of 

 healthy tufts, or cuttings. 



Menziesia empetriformis (Empetrum- 

 like M.)A small creeping Heath -like 

 evergreen shrub, allied to the previous 

 species ; seldom exceeding 6 in. high. 

 Flowers, in early summer; brilliant 

 rosy -purple, in clusters, on slightly 

 glandular stalks ; corolla bell-shaped ; 

 divisions of calyx ovate, obtuse. 

 Leaves, linear, obtuse; margins toothed. 

 North America, on the Rocky Moun- 

 tains, and near the mouth of Columbia 



River. The rock-garden, in moist, 



sandy peat, or in choice borders, where 

 it thrives on the level ground. Care- 

 ful division of established tufts, or 

 layers. 



Menziesia yolifoli&ffi.Daboec's Heath). 

 A spreading, bnshy, evergreen, 

 Heath-like shrub ; 12 to 20 in. high. 



