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i8in. ; the flowers in the typical plant are of a bright scarlet 

 colour, but other forms are grown with various coloured flowers, 

 some being crimson, others flesh-coloured, orange, yellow, &c. 

 Flowers from June to August. M. moschatus (Musk) is a well- 

 known plant, growing 6in. high, and producing small yellow 

 flowers from June to September ; it is very sweet-scented, and 

 on this account is largely grown in the conservatory and sitting- 

 room. The variety known as Harrisonii is also a popular 

 favourite; it has larger flowers, and grows much stronger than 

 the type. 



Monarda didyma (Bergamot or Oswego Tea) is an attractive 

 plant for the mixed border, being particularly effective when 

 grown in a mass ; it reaches a height of 2ft. or 3ft., and its 

 foliage is sweetly scented. Its flowers, which are borne in whorls, 

 are bright crimson, whilst the bracts are also tinged with red. 

 Flowers from June to August. 



Morina longifolia is a handsome border plant, with deep 

 green Thistle-like foliage, and spikes of flowers in crowded whorls. 

 In the bud state the flowers are white; when they open they 

 change to a delicate pink, and afterwards assume a crimson 

 colour. As flowers in all three stages are to be found on the 



same whorl, at 

 the same time, 

 a very pretty 

 effect is pro- 

 duced. It grows 

 2ft. high, and 

 flowers during 

 June and July. 

 Propagated by 

 careful divi- 

 sion. 



OENOTHERAS 



(Evening Prim- 

 roses) are most 

 attractive: and 

 free - flowering 

 plants, ranging 

 in height from 

 a few inches 

 to 3ft. or 4ft;, 

 and yielding large showy flowers, which are closed during 

 the day and open in the evening. They are suitable 

 subjects for the mixed herbaceous border, or for shrubberies, 

 •wild gardens, &c. The perennials are increased by either seeds, 

 cuttings, or division. (E. ccespitosa (Fig. 159), known also as 

 CE. eximia and CE. marginata, is a dwarf-growing species, 6m. to 



Fig: 159. — OENOTHERA cespitosa. 



