No. 1437. 

 MONARDA PUNCTATA. 



A native of North America : it has been 

 long known in England, having been culti- 

 vated in 1714, by Fairchild. 



It is a perennial plant, growing to about a 

 foot in height : being not very hardy, it is 

 usually destroyed in severe winters, which 

 accounts for its not being plentiful, as it 

 increases readily by dividing the roots. It 

 will grow in any good light soiL 



