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THE CULTURE OF HARDY PERENNIALS. 
whorled racemes ; height, one foot. Flowers 
in July. 
Melittis MELissoriiYLLUM, (Common Bas- 
tard Balm.) — The stems erect, simple ; the 
leaves ovate ; the flowers whorlecl, axillary, 
reddish; height, one foot. Flowers in June. 
The variety called grandiflora has cream- 
coloured flowers, with the middle of the lower 
lip violaceous. 
*Mertensia pulmonarioides, (Lungwort- 
like Mertensia.) — The stems erect; the leaves 
glaucous, obovate, elliptic ; the flowers in 
corymbose racemes, funnel-shaped, beautiful 
blue; height, one foot and a half. Flowers in 
May. This is called Pulmonaria Virginica, 
and Lithospermum pulchrum. 
*Meuulus ringens, (Gaping-flowered 
Monkey Flower.) — The stem erect; the leaves 
oblong, clasping the stem; the flowers axillary, 
gaping, light blue, or violaceous ; height, one 
foot and a half. Flowers in July. 
Mimtjlus alatus, (Wing-stemmed Monkey 
Flower.) — The stem erect, four- winged, from 
the decurrence of the leaves ; the leaves 
oblong elliptic ; the flowers axillary, gaping, 
light-purplish blue; height, one foot. Flowers 
in July. 
*Mijiulus cardinalis, (Cardinal Monkey 
Flower.) — The stem erect, branched ; the 
leaves ovate, stem-clasping ; flowers axillary, 
scarlet, with the lobes reflexed ; height, two 
feet. Flowers in July. 
Meuultts rosetjs, (Rose-coloured Monkey 
Flower.) — A small plant, with erect stems and 
oblong leaves ; the flowers are dull rose- 
coloured, gaping, axillary; height, one foot. 
Flowers in July. Between this and the last, 
numerous hybrids have been raised of a very 
showy character. 
*Mimulus guttatus, (Spotted Monkey 
Fiower.) — This has an erect stem, and ovate, 
cordate, stem-clasping leaves; the flowers are 
large, gaping, axillary, yellow, spotted with 
rich brown in the mouth; height, one foot and 
a half. Flowers in June. Between this and 
M. luteus, numerous hybrids have been raised 
with yellow flowers, and large even spots on 
each of the five lobes of the flowers. 
*Monarda didyma, (Oswega Tea.) — The 
stem is erect; the leaves ovate lanceolate; the 
flowers collected into dense whorls, labiate, 
scarlet ; height, two feet. Flowers in July, 
The leaves emit a very pleasant odour. 
*fMoRiNA longifolia, (Long-leaved Mo- 
rina.) — This has an erect stem; the leaves 
are broad, very long, sinuate, and furnished 
with spiny teeth along the edges; the flowers 
are tubular and gaping, pink, collected into 
aggregated whorls in the axils of small leaf- 
like bracts, along the erect stem ; height, three 
feet. Flowers in August and September. 
Muscari moschatum. (Musk Grape-Hya- 
cinth.) — Bulbous; the leaves linear, the flowers 
ovate, blue, in a dense spike ; height, three 
inches. Flowers in May. 
Muscari racemosum, (Starch Grape-Hya- 
cinth.) — Bulbous; the leaves linear, recurved ; 
the flowers blue, much like the last ; height, 
three inches. Flowers in April. 
Myosotis ciESPiTOSA, (Tufted Mouse- 
ear.) — A tufted plant, with lanceolate leaves, 
and revolute terminal racemes of pretty small 
blue flowers, with a yellow throat ; height, 
nine inches. Flowers in July. 
*Myosotis palustris, (Marsh Mouse-ear, 
or Forget-me-not.) — An upright-growing 
plant, with obovate lanceolate leaves, and 
revolute terminal racemes of small blue 
flowers, with a yellow throat; height, varying 
from six inches to one foot. Flowers in 
May. A beautiful flowered marsh plant. 
*Narcissus poeticus, (Poet's Narcis.) 
— Bulbous ; the leaves erect, narrow ; the 
flowers with six broad spreading white petals, 
and a small flat orange cup in the centre ; 
height, one foot. Flowers in May. 
* Narcissus Trewtanus, (Bazelman Major 
Narcis.) — Bulbous ; the leaves erect, nar- 
row; the flowers in a cluster, white, with 
yellow cup ; height, one foot and a half. 
Flowers in April. 
*Narcissus Jonquilla, (Jonquil.) — 
Bulbous ; the leaves erect, narrow ; the 
flowers two or three together, yellow; height, 
nine inches. Flowers in May. 
*Narcissus Bulbocodtum, (Hoop-petticoat 
Narcis.) — Bulbous ; the leaves short, nar- 
row, erect ; the flowers yellow, with a large 
projecting, almost funnel-shaped cup, whence 
the name ; height, four inches. Flowers in 
Api'il. 
* Narcissus ajax, (Great Narcis.) — 
Bulbous; the leaves narrow, erect; the flowers 
large, drooping, with a large projecting funnel- 
like cup; height, one foot. Flowers in April. 
There are upwards of fifty kinds of Narcissus, 
all very showy bulbs. 
Nardosmia fragrans, (Sweet-scented 
Nardosmia.) — This is the fragrant Coltsfoot ; 
the leaves are large, cordate, produced after 
the flowers; the flowers are small, thread-like, 
in dense heads or spikes, French white ; 
height, six inches. Flowers in February. It 
is very agreeably scented. 
•(•Nuttallia cordata, (Heart -leaved Nut- 
tallia.) — The root leaves cordate, lobed ; the 
stem branched ; tho flowers flesh-coloured, 
mallow-shaped, in loose racemes ; height one 
foot and a half. Flowers in August. 
*NuTTALLIAGRANDIFLORA,(Lai'ge-flowered 
Nuttallia.) — The leaves pedate, digitate ; the 
flowers mallow-shaped, purplish crimson, on a 
branched stem ; height two feet. Flowers in 
July. 
