SHRUBBERIES AND FLOWER-GARDENS. CHAP. 



high, and blows a red flower in June and July. Propa- 

 gated like the scarlet. The former of these plants is a 

 very handsome ornament of either the border or the 

 shrubbery. All the species are handsome, but particu- 

 larly this. It should be parted early in the spring ; and, 

 by rights, ought to be covered with litter during the 

 winter, for severe frost will injure it. 



492. MAD- WORT, the rock. Lat. Alyssum saxatile. 

 Fr. Alysson. A perennial plant of the East, but com- 

 mon in gardens ; grows to the height of one foot, 

 and always keeps its leaves. It blows a beautiful yel- 

 low flower in April and May, and often blows afresh 

 in August. Propagated by sowing the seeds in a pot, 

 and putting it under a frame until March or April, when 

 the plants may be transplanted. It is proper for the 

 fronts of borders, or for rock-work. 



493. MARSH-TREFOIL, common buck-bean. Lat. 

 Menyanthes trifoliata. Fr. Menyanthe trlfolie. A hardy 

 aquatic plant, common in some parts of Europe, is a 

 creeper, and blows a reddish flower in May, June, and 

 July. It has a pretty effect on the borders of ponds, 

 where it will multiply itself. 



494. MARVEL OF PERU. Lat. Mirabilis Jalappa 

 Fr. Nyctage faux-Jalap, or belle de unit. Large bushy 

 plant, with a rough, black root, growing forked or long, 

 according as the soil is rich and deeply-moved. This root 

 will, in very rich gardens, deeply trenched, get to the 

 size of a very large parsnip in the first year, and, by 

 keeping it in sand in winter, housed, it may be made a 



