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Mimuuus rosEus; (hybridus) var. Maclainianus. 
Mr. Mactatin’s hybrid var. of the RosE-coLourEp 
MonKEY-FLOWER. 
KEKE EEE EEE EERE EEE 
Class and Order, &c.—(See Tab. 3353.) 
Beautiful as are the now well known species of Mimutus 
from California, M. roseus and M. cardinalis, this, we think, 
exceeds them both in the size and rich colouring of the 
flower ; and we cannot doubt but when it shall be in more 
general cultivation, it will become a great favourite. We 
have seen it growing at the Horticultural Society, but our 
fine flowering specimen was received in June, 1841, from 
Mr. Fereuson, the Curator of the Belfast Botanic Garden, 
under the name of M. Maclainii; Mr. Mactain, Florist, 
Harold’s Cross, near Dublin, having reared it by crossing, 
as we believe, M. roseus with some other species. 
Mr. Mactain has bestowed much pains on producing 
new varieties of several highly ornamental Genera of 
plants, and, in the present instance, has proved very suc- 
cessful. He informs us, that this plant succeeds best when 
own in rich light compost, a pan of water being placed 
under the pot, and kept in the bark stove. The flowers do 
not bear much exposure to the sun. Mr. Mactatn’s collec- 
tion is rich in seedling hybrids of Canczotaria, Petunia, 
Versena, and PELARGONIUM. 
Fig. 1. Corolla laid open. 2.3, Stamens. 4. Calyx including the Pistil : 
—magnified. 
