T seems to me that there is considerable con- 

 fusion in the minds of many amateurs concerning 

 the forget-me-not. Judging from the many 

 letters I receive these dear little flowers, that 

 cry out with every look and thought we give 

 to them that they be not forgotten, appear to 

 be known only under the name of forget-me-not, 

 when as a matter of facft rarely if ever have I 

 seen them li^ed in the catalogues except as 

 myosotis. Now and then, " Forget-me-not " is 

 in tiny letters bracketed below, although I have 

 never found it bracketed that way in the index. 

 ^ If you received a letter saying " I have ju^ looked through 

 a dozen seed catalogues and I can't find forget-me-nots in 

 one of them " you would agree with me that a little enlighten- 

 ment on the myosotis or forget-me-not family is needed 53 

 Modest, delicate and winsome though they are I doubt if 

 any flower family contributes so largely or so comprehensively 

 to garden making. We have the variety Palustrus Sem- 



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