MiMULus. XCl. SCIlOPHULARIACEiE. 401 



3 P GUACiLis. Nutt. (Chelone -racilis. Spreng.) SI aider Bear tl^tongne. 



Glabrous: radical Ivs. petiolate, elliplic-ublonjir or \ancc-ohUmfr cavline 

 linear-lanceolate, ainplexicaul, entire or remolely serrulate; ;;r//i«:/c pubescent 

 slender; pcd. erect; ral. scgmnds ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; cor. tube long 

 and narrow, scarcely dilated upwards, upper lip shorter than »»';^;;7r 5 f '^^ 

 sta. longitudinally bearded.-River bottoms, near Chicago ^l'-. ^^'^^^^-f '^S, ,^"- 

 andC.W. Plant simple, glaucous, i2f high. Peduncles 3-7-flowered. Flow- 

 ers nodding, 9—10" long, pale blue. June. 



4. P. GUANDiwLouLs. Frascf. (Chelone grandiflora.S?^) Great-fiowered 



i?m/v/-/^>»"»c.— Erect, glabrous and glaucous; radical Zrs. petiolate, obo- 

 vate-oblong, caMlinc broadly ovate, the highest orbicular, amplexicaul, not con- 

 nate • paM long, slender and racemose, interrupted; ;;cr/. short, solitary or 

 fasciculate rigid r^«'-. broadly campamilate; .s/m/^//. dilated and puberulent 

 arapex-_il.^iear Prairie ctu Chicu, Rid dell, Mo NML Stem 3 ugh 

 Flowers 1-3 together in the upper axils. Corolla 15" long, much dilated at 

 the mouth, variously shaded with blue and purple. 



5 P sPEciosus. Dong. Showif Pcnislcmon.— Erect, g\a.hron^, s^^iucom- radi- 

 ral /rs- netiolate oblong-spatulate, cauliiie sessile, lanceolate ; pa7iicle elongated, 

 slende'r virgate sccund; cal. sesrmcuts ovate-oblong, acuminate margin mem- 

 branaceous" car. lube enlarged upwards ; sterile jil. filiform, glabrous.-Oregon. 

 Height 3— if. Flowers U' long, blue, t 



6 P cAMPANULATUs. WiUd. (Chclone campanulata, augustifolia, rosea, 

 atropurpurea, ^/•a»///«r5.)-Glabrous; Ivs. acutely serrate, larice-linear or lahce- 

 ovT iSng-aciiminate, often dilated at base; panicle long loose and secund; 

 cor tube ventricose above, lobes subequal ; sterile fil. bearded.-Mexico. A very 

 viiable species, 2-3f high, with large flowers varying Irom light purple to 

 dark red or purple, t 



7 P BARBATUs Nutt. ^'carZciJ Pg?iZs/mo%.—Glabrous and glaucous ; Zvs. en- 

 tire' lower oblong, upper lance-linear; panicle long and loose; car tube long, 

 scarcely dilated upwards; Imoer lip and sterile fil. densely bearded.-Mexico. 

 Height 2— 3f Corolla scarlet, 13" long, t 



Obs-v genti.inoitles, with the panicle long, leafy at base, flowera violet, scarlet, &c., and a few other 

 Bpecies are rarely found in gardens. 



Tribe 5. GRATIOL-EiE. 



Corolla tubular, not saccate or spurred. Capsule bivalved, rarely indehiscent. 



Calyx lobes or segm. imbricate in sest. Inflor. centripetal, uniform. Denth. 



10. MIM0LUS. 



Gr. pt^w, an ape ; from the resemblance of the ringent or grinning coroUa. 



Calyx prismatic, 5-tootlied ; corolla ringent, the upper lip reflected 

 at tlie sides: palate of tlie lower lip prominent; capsule 2-celled, 

 many-seeded; stigma ihia'&.hiM.— Herbs lorostrate or erect, with square 

 stems and opposite Ivs. Fed. axillary, solitary, l-flowered. 



1 M RiNGENs. Monkey Flower. 



iyvs. sessile, smooth, lanceolate, acuminate; ped. axillary, longer than the 

 flowers— U A common inhabitant of ditches and mud soils Can. and U. b^, 

 with large>ue, ringent flowers. Stem erect, square, smooth, about 2 high 

 Leaves sessile, opposite, serrate, acute, lanceolate. Peduncles about as long as 

 the [eaves square, curved upwards, axillary and opposite. Calyx tubular, 5- 

 angled and 5-toolhed. Corolla pale blue, yellow within. Jl. Aug. 



2 M ALATUS Wivg-stem Monkey Flower. 



Lvs. petiolate, smooth, ovate, acuininate ; ^(^ axillary, shorter than the 

 flowers- s/ winged at the 4 corners.--I|. In N. Y. to \b. Plnvimcr! and S 

 Suls'Ths,r,'e the last species, inhabits ditches and other wet places, and 

 g ows to nearly the same height. The square stem, erect «niooth and winged 

 St the 4 angles, afl^ords an adequate distinction. Leaves sta ked, ovale Flow- 

 ers ringentron short stalks, light purple. Calyx teeth rounded, mucronate. Aug 

 3. M. LUTEus. (M. rivularis, lyratus, variegatus and guttatus of autfwrs.) 



