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spring and summer; moist shady borders. R. alpestris, a 
native of Central Europe, grows 4m. high, and bears large 
white flowers in summer. Suitable for rockery culture in moist 
sandy soil. R. amplexicaulis, a species from the Western Alps, 
growing 1 ft. high, and bearing large pure_ white flowers in 
April and May. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Moist 
loam and shady position. R. bulbosus fl. pi., a native species, 
bearing double yellow flowers in summer. Moist shady border. 
R. bullatus, a N. African species, bearing fragrant yellow 
flowers late in autumn. R. glacialis, a Pyrenean species, 
growing 6in. high, and bearing white and rosy-tinted flowers 
in summer. Moist shaded rockery. R. gramineus flore pleno 
is a European species, with grey foliage and double golden- 
yellow flowers borne in May and June. Sandy soil and par- 
tially shady position. R. Lingua (Greater Spearwort), a native 
species, grows 3 to 4ft. high, and bears very large bright yellow 
flowers in late summer. A waterside plant. R. monspeliacus 
is a native of S. Europe, grows ift. high, and bears yellow 
flowers freely in April and May. Moist soil and shady border. 
R. parnassifolius is a Pyrenean species, growing 6in. high, 
and bearing white and pink flowers in June and July. There 
are several other species, but they possess no special merit. 
Each species should be planted in the soil and position indi- 
cated in October or March. Increased by division of the roots 
in autumn or spring. 
Reseda (Mignonette). — The familiar garden flower known 
as the Mignonette, and botanically as Reseda odorata, is a 
native of N. Africa and Egypt, and has been cultivated in this 
country for quite a hundred and fifty years. It is a hardy 
annual, but there Is a shrubby form of it called frutescens 
which is perennial in habit and often grows into a good-sized 
bush at the base of greenhouse or hot-house walls and other 
warm sites. The Mignonette is not grown so much for the 
beauty of its flowers as for its fragrance, which is most deli- 
cious. There are many varietal forms of the Mignonette 
in cultivation, the best being Parson’s White, ift. ; Garraway’s 
White, ift.; grandiflora, large spikes, ift.; Matchet, very 
large spikes, ift. ; pyramidalis gigantea, crimson-tinted, 2^ft. ; 
Golden Queen, yellow-tinted, gin. ; Miles’ Spiral, ift. ; Victoria, 
gin. Seeds may be sown in the open air in April or in 
September. In mild districts and warm, well-drained soils, the 
autumn-sown plants yield the best results. The seedlings 
should be thinned out early to 4 or 6in. apart to ensure 
bushy plants. Another good plan is to sow seeds in gentle 
heat in early spring and transfer the seedlings to small pots, 
grow on in heat, harden off, and plant out the middle of May. 
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