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Biennial ; i foot ; dark blue ; autumn ; seed. — In warm 

 nooks in sandy, moist soil. 



Early Forget-me-not. Myosoiis dissitiflora. Alps. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 6 to 12 inches ; blue ; early 

 spring ; seed or division. — Rocky places, banks, fringes 

 of shrubberies and thin places in copses. 



Creeping Forget-me-not. Omphalodes verna. Alps 

 of Europe. Evergreen perennial ; 6 inches ; blue ; 

 spring; division.- — In rocky places, fringes of low shrub- 

 beries, open spots in copses, by wood walks, &c. ; prefers 

 a somewhat moist soil. 



Apennlne Hound's Tongue. Cynoglossum. apen- 

 ninum. Italy. Herbaceous perennial; i to 2 feet; 

 tlue ; summer ; division or seed. — ^Amongst herbs from 

 I foot to 18 inches high, on margins of shrubberies. 



Cretan Borage. Borago cretica. Crete. Herbaceous 

 perennial ; i to 2 feet ; blue ; spring ; division. — By 

 wood walks, or in lawns in quiet shady places. 



Oriental Borage. Borago orientalis. Turkey. Her- 

 baceous perennial ; 2 to 3 feet; blue ; summer; division.- — 

 Similar positions to preceding. 



Loose-flowered. Borage. Borago laodjlora. Corsica. 

 Biennial ; 6 to 1 2 inches ; blue ; summer ; seed. — In 

 bare places, banks, &c. ; best in sandy soil ; too small for 

 association with the other Borages and Comfreys recom- 

 mended ; sows itself freely. 



THE NIGHTSHADE FAMILY. 



Pyrenean Bam.ondia. Ramondia pyrenaica. Pyre- 

 nees. Herbaceous perennial ; 4 inches ; purple ; s\im- 



