Nemophila, a genus of herbaceous annuals belonging to the Hydrophyllaceæ, with pinnatifid leaves and conspicuous flowers. Natives of North America, they are cultivated in European gardens, the N. insignis being prized as a border plant on account of its showy flowers, blue with a white centre. Other species are N. atomaria and N. maculata.
Nemophila
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 435
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