MYOSOTIS AZO'RICA. 
AZORES FORGET-ME-NOT. 
Class. 
pentandria. 
Natural Order. 
boraginace^e. 
Order. 
monogvnia. 
Native of 
Azores. 
Height. 
4 inches. 
Flowers in 
May, Aug. 
Duration. 
Perennial, 
No. 1195. 
Introduced 
in 1847. 
The generic name, Myosotis, is compounded from 
mus, mouse ; and otion, a little ear. This name 
has been used to distinguish several plants, whose 
leaves, from their shape or hairiness, bear resem- 
blance to the object thereby indicated. 
Several species of Myosotis are pleasing objects 
of cultivation, but the intensity of colour in the 
flowers of the newly-introduced Myosotis Azorica, 
far exceeds in brilliancy that of the flowers of all 
other species of this interesting genus. Its har- 
diness, and its power of bearing drought or moisture, 
have not been sufficiently proved to enable us to 
speak thereon with confidence; but it appears likely 
to be quite suitable either for “bedding,” for the 
mixed parterre, or for cultivation in pots ; under 
the latter method of treatment, from the neatness of 
its growth, it would be exceedingly ornamental — a 
cabinet gem. Like other small herbaceous subjects, 
of similar habit, if it be required for covering entire 
beds, young plants should be propagated in the 
summer; and, by being protected during the win- 
ter, will be healthy, and well adapted for turning 
out in April or May. 
