SWEET BERGAMOT.—Probably the easiest way of naming plants is to adopt a descriptive one, as has been done with so many. That was the original system, and it still works. For the flower illustrated here provided the perfume, Bergamot, and it is not likely to lose the name. Botanically. it is Monarda didyma. Apart from its rich scarlet heads of flowers, it is a border perennial of merit, for it is free-growing, sending up many 2ft to 3ft stems from a mat of close growth. There are several varieties improved on the original. One is known in the United States as the Oswega tea plant. Those who like a rich scent associated with their flowers will And the charming perfume very strong in M. didyma.

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28937, 3 July 1959, Page 9

SWEET BERGAMOT.—Probably the easiest way of naming plants is to adopt a descriptive one, as has been done with so many. That was the original system, and it still works. For the flower illustrated here provided the perfume, Bergamot, and it is not likely to lose the name. Botanically. it is Monarda didyma. Apart from its rich scarlet heads of flowers, it is a border perennial of merit, for it is free-growing, sending up many 2ft to 3ft stems from a mat of close growth. There are several varieties improved on the original. One is known in the United States as the Oswega tea plant. Those who like a rich scent associated with their flowers will And the charming perfume very strong in M. didyma.