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der pedicels from only the upper axils. Calyx-teeth long. 

 Corolla bright yellow, with brown tints on throat, about 1 in. 

 long, much exceeding the calyx. 



Although apparently an annual, this plant grows from slen- 

 der, perennial rootstocks. It is white-hairy and often quite 

 slimy, these characters seeming to be associated with its 

 habit of growing only in moist, shady places. It is a com- 

 mon inhabitant of the Yellow Pine Belt. 



5. M. moniliformis Greene. Like M. moschatus, but not 

 slimy, the leaves often purplish, the rootstocks ending in 

 small tubers. — Exposed rocky or gravelly slopes; not rare 

 around the Yosemite. 



6. M. floribundus Dougl. Stem weak, 4 to 12 in. long, leafy 

 to the top, white-hairy and slimy. Leaves broadly ovate, 

 toothed, l / 2 to \y 2 in. long. Flowers not showy, the pedicels 

 (short at first) from nearly all the leaf-axils. Calyx-teeth 

 very short. Corolla narrow, light yellow, ^ in. long. — An 

 annual of the foothills, reaching Yosemite Valley, etc. 



7. M. geniculates Greene. Annual, with weak stems 3 in. 

 to 2 ft. long, hairy but not slimy. Leaves very thin, ovate, 

 y 2 to 1 in. long, toothed. Pedicels longer than the flowers, 

 deflexed in fruit. Corolla yellow, the throat brownish, y 2 in. 

 long. — Yosemite Valley, in the shade of large rocks; Hog 

 Ranch; Hetch Hetchy. 



8. M. bicolor Benth. Annual, 3 to 10 in. high, with erect 

 flowers on pedicels longer than calyx. Leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, nearly entire. Calyx with 5 sharp equal teeth, the tube 

 often reddish dotted. Corolla % in - long, golden yellow, the 

 upper lip usually white. — Lower slopes of the Sierra Nevada; 

 found at Wawona. 



9. M. cardinalis Dougl. Scarlet Monkey-flower. Leaves 

 sessile, ovate or oblanceolate, all sharply toothed, 2 to 4 in. 

 long. Corolla scarlet, l l / 2 to 2 in. long, decidedly 2-lipped; 

 upper lip erect and the lobes turned back; lower lip reflexed. 

 Stamens long-protruding, nearly equalling the upper lip. 



In brilliancy of coloring the scarlet Mimulus has no rival. 

 The rich, green foliage, soft with hairs, makes a wonderful 

 setting for the large, velvety flowers. In swamps or by 

 running water at our lowest altitudes this stout, much branch- 

 ing perennial may be found sometimes 4 feet high. It grows 

 in several places in Yosemite Valley and at Wawona. 



10. M. lewisii Pursh. Pink Monkey-flower. Leaves ses- 

 sile, lanceolate or nearly ovate, sometimes slightly toothed, 



