No. 1396. 
MONARDA PURPUREA. 
Class, Order. 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is a hardy perennial plant, growing 
wild in the mountains of Virginia. It pro- 
duces its fine flowers in July and August: 
they last a long time. It grows very well 
in any good garden soil, or may be kept in 
a pot, in light loam; and is propagated 
"without difficulty by separating the roots. 
