THE SCARLET IPOMMA. 



the cheeks of the young officer as red as his regimentals, 

 which were the colour of the flower to which he had been 

 compared. 



The scarlet Geranium is a most pleasing object in beds on 

 our lawns, displaying its masses of brilliant flowers to great 

 advantage in the later Summer months. 



THE SCARLET IPOMCEA (/. coccinea).—\ ATTACH 

 MYSELF TO YOU. 



Like other weak twining plants, the Scarlet Ipomoea has 

 need of a support to hold up its slender branches, which, 

 without being burdensome to its supporters, surrounds them 

 with verdure and flowers. 



SCRATCH WEED, OR BED STRAW {Galium verum).— 



Hardness. 



Bed Straw was sometimes used to strew upon beds be- 

 cause of its agreeable fragrance. Scratch Weed seems to 

 be another species, once thought to be of great utility, but 

 now sought to be banished from fields, an attempt which its 

 tenacity of life, or hardness, renders most difficult. The 

 effort to eradicate it is continuous, but the plant as per- 

 sistently maintains its position. 



