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. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. MIGNONETTE. Wk'fe, Reseda odorata. ||§i;'- PLANT may have no history, and yet be full of fame. It is so with the mignonette, which was unknown to the authors of the best of our old English gardening books, and the history of which may be written on the thumb- nail. It is a plentiful weed in Northern Africa, and more particularly in Egypt, whence it travelled to Italy, and made its way northward. In 1742 Lord Bateman saw it in the Royal Garden of Paris, and secured seed for its introduction to this country, where it soon became as famous as in Prance, its delightfully fresh perfume being a sufficient recommendation. The French gave it the familiar name it bears of " little darling, " and none would desire to improve upon that. It is never spoken of as a reseda except in botanic gardens, and the most en- lightened company would be nonplussed if one were to 4H. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell