136 THE TREE PROPAGATOR AND PLANTER. 



The Myosotis (Forget-me-not). 



This genus is too well known to require any de- 

 scription from me; but I will just remark that the 

 difference existing between the various kinds is great. 

 Alpina and Palustris, for instance, are widely different 

 although sometimes sold as the same. Palustris grows 

 more compact, flowers more freely, and is of a brighter 

 blue, and is, moreover, not so common. Dissitiflora 

 and Sylintica also differ, although resembling each 

 other. Dissitiflora has larger and rather brighter 

 flowers than Sylvatica. Azorica is a large-flowering 

 species, which, however, does not flower so freely as the 

 others ; but it grows to a strong clump, and has a 

 large and ample foliage. 



All the Forget-me-nots can be multiplied by seed 

 sown in pans or in the open ground in the spring ; also 

 by dividing the root ; but seedlings make the best 

 plants. Sow Dissitiflora in May, Azorica in April, and 

 Alpina in July or August, for flowering the following 

 spring. Palustris requires an abundance of water. 



The Phlox. 



In this genus we possess a character and diversity 

 not to be equalled by any other tribe of hardy or half- 

 hardy plants in the floral world. There is almost 

 diversity enough of character and colour to constitute 

 sufficient variety for a garden without anything else. 

 There are the Subulata, Nivalis, Peptans, Vernoniana, 

 Setacea, all creepers or procumbent varieties, fit for the 

 edgings of beds as well as for small beds. Then we 

 have the erect-growing ones, varying in height from 

 1 to 2J feet, with colours from pure white to a dark 

 purple ; and nothing can equal some of these for the 

 abundance of flowers on single plants. 



The Phlox Drummondi is a well-known species, an 

 annual for beds unequalled for intrinsic beauty. All 

 the Phloxes may be raised from seed. The annual 

 species must be raised in the spring. Sow the seed in 

 pans filled with half leaf-mould and half maiden soil, set 



