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Mimutus roseus. RoskE-coLourED _ 
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Class and Order. 
DipynamMiA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Scrornutarina. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cal. prismaticus 5-dentatus. Cor. subcampanulata, | 
limbo ¢, lobis subequalibus. Stigma bilamellatum. Dis- 
sepimenta lateribus placentiferis. Spr. 
Specific. Character and Synonyms. 
Mimu.vs roseus; erectus pubescenti-viscidus, foliis ovato- 
acuminatis 5-nerviis sessilibus inferioribus precipue 
dentatis, calycis dentibus subzqualibus, corolle laciniis 
lato-oblongis obtusis subequalibus. 
Mimutus roseus. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t: 1591. Lodd. Bot. 
Cab. t. 1976. 
Hitherto all the known species of Mimurus have been 
found bearing flowers of a more or less deep yellow tinge. 
We are indebted to Mr. Dovetas for this very beautiful 
species with flowers of a fine rose-colour, in size fully equal 
to those of M. luteus, and clothed with a viscid down which 
yields as powerful a smell of musk, especially towards even- 
ing, as the well-known Mimutus moschatus discovered by 
the same indefatigable traveller. It inhabits northern Cali- 
fornia, and flourishes in the open border of our gardens 
during summer, as well as any other species even in as 
northern a latitude as that of Glasgow. Our Botanic Gar- 
den owes the possession of it to the Horticultural Society, 
which has been the means of adding so many truly orna- 
mental plants to our collections from the North-West coast 
of America. It flowers in July and August, and bids fair __ 
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