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it is called Reseda d’ Egypte, and herb d’amour (love- 
flower.) It is a favorite plant, and has well justified this 
affectionate name, Mignonette or Little Darling ; its sweet- 
ness wins all hearts. 
“The luxury of the pleasure-garden,” says Mr. Curtis, 
“is greatly heightened by the delightful odour which this 
little plant diffuses; and as it grows more readily in pots, 
its fragrance may be conveyed into the house. Its per- 
fume, though not so refreshing as the Sweet Brier, is not 
apt to offend the most delicate olfactories. People have 
not been satisfied, however, with growing this little darl- 
ing in pots; it is often seen cradled in the sunshine, in 
boxes the whole length of the window it is placed in.” 
“ the sashes fronted with a range 
Of orange, myrtle or the fragrant weeds 
The Frenchman's darling.’—Cowper. 
RHODANTHE, 
{From the Greek words for rose and flower. 
Rhodanthe Manglésii.imA most delightful plant, from 
the Swan River ; it is one of the tribe called everlasting, 
from its remaining perfect throughout the winter, if gath- 
eredgvhen in bloom, and resembles the Helichrysum. 
R. maculita.—Is a larger-flowered variety, in which 
each of the rosy florets have a dark spot at the base. 
The following are more recent varietiés of the same. 
R. atrosanguinea.—This beautiful and very distinct 
variety differs from the R. maculata in its dwarfer and 
more branching habit; longer and more pointed foliage, 
which is dotted near the tip; and especially by the color 
of its flowers, which have the entire disk of the dark-pur- 
ple, or crimson-brown shade, varying* in some specimens 
to almost dark-violet and maroon, as in Coreopsis tincto- 
