FORGET-ME-NOT. 
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MONARDA didyma ( Oswego Tea). — A sweet-smel- 
ling square-stemmed plant, 1 to 3 feet high, with 
glossy-green, bronzy-tinted leaves and scarlet Dead- 
nettle-like flowers produced in pairs or false whorls 
from July to September. There is a white-flowered 
variety (alba). Both plants flourish in moist soil or 
marshy spots, and may be increased in spring by 
division, or from seeds. The “Wild Bergamot ” 
(M. fistulosa) is a strong growing perennial, 2 to 5 feet 
high, having purple bracts and brighter purple flowers. 
MORINA longifolia. — A beautiful Himalayan peren- 
nial, 2 feet or more high, with spiny thistle-like leaves, 
and crowded clusters of white or pink and crimson 
tubular and gaping blossoms from June to September. 
M. betonicoides has narrower spiny leaves and bright 
rose-purple flowers ; while M. Goulteriana is similar in 
appearance, but has pale-yellow flowers. These 
remarkable plants like a rich loamy soil and warm 
sheltered spots, partially shaded from hot sun. They 
may be raised from seeds, or divided in spring. 
MYOSOTIS ( Forget-me-not ). — The British Forget- 
me-not (M. palustris), found growing wild in wet ditches 
and marshy spots, is one of the most charming little 
plants under cultivation. The sky-blue flowers with 
a yellow centre, produce a brilliant sheet of colour 
from May to July. There are several forms of the 
Forget-me-not, including one with white flowers. The 
plants are easily raised from seeds, or increased by 
division. Other pretty species are M. alpestris, bright 
blue, of which there are upright and compact growing 
forms called stricta, Victoria, and Distinction; M. azorica, 
(3 to 10 inches high, has purple or bri ght in digo 
