Show the little darling some flowers are universal favorites of these the mignonette is one its original home was north africa from which it found its way to italy and then to paris here lord bateman met it in 1742 and being enamored of it brought some seeds boeng to england where where he was thus its introducer delighted with its unassuming look and choice fragrance he called it mignonette 0 nette or 0 r littie darling the strange thing Is that though this word is french the plant Is not known by it in ia france in that country it is styled ie reseda odorant which Is merely the french translation tra U sla of its scientific name reseda adorata od orata |