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than those of the meadow forget-me-not, and it is 
of a more intensely bright blue. The roots creep 
along the ground, and if planted in a partially 
shady place in a wood it will soon form large 
patches and seem quite at home. It will also 
grow well in beds or borders. The real forget- 
me-not, or Myosotis, which belongs to the same 
(borage) family, must, as its name tells us, not 
be forgotten among the blue flowers for the 
spring garden. There are several kinds which 
grow wild in Britain ; the wood one and the 
meadow one, which grows beside streams, are 
both familiar, and there is also an early kind, 
Myosotis dissifiora, which is largely used for 
spring bedding. In nurserymen’s catalogues 
varieties which are nice to grow from seed are 
often advertised. I remember getting one 
called “Little Jewel” many years ago, and 
planting a border of it round the largest bed in 
my garden with very successful results. 
Another blue spring flower which must find 
a place is the windflower of the Apennines, 
Anemone apennina. This will grow either in 
beds or rock-gardens, but is most charming 
when planted in woods or in waste places where 
the wild English windflower would be at home. 
Anemone blanda is very like it, but with rather 
larger blue stars. It is not quite so easily 
grown, but in bright sunny spots flowers very 
