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site, stalked, cordate leaves, with teeth, coarser below ; also 

 the loose pyramidal panicle. 



Musk or Monkey Flower {Mimulus luteus). 



Like the Ivy-leaved Toadflax and Canadian Water- 

 v^^eed the Monkey Flower, a species of Musk, is a 

 native of North America, which has become intro- 

 duced into this country within more or less recent 

 times. There are some older American types, such 

 as the Pipewort and the Blue-e3^ed Rushes, which 

 have been established in these Islands for a much 

 longer period. The first Latin name refers to the 

 form of the corolla, like an ape or a monkey, the 

 second to the colour of the flowers. 



In spite of its comparatively recent introduction 

 this plant is found in all parts of the British Isles. 



The Monkey flower is a moisture-loving plant, 

 and occurs in moist situations, as in boggy places 

 with Marsh Forget-me-not, Marsh Red Rattle, Bog 

 Stitchwort, various types of rushes and sedges, etc. 

 Riversides, streamsides, marshy places, generally in 

 lowland areas, but sometimes at higher elevations, are 

 the places in which to seek for this elegant ahen. 



The habit is sub-erect, prostrate, then ascending. 

 The root-stock is creeping. The plant is hairless or 

 glandular and downy. There are numerous creeping, 

 barren stems, and a few erect flowering shoots. The 

 stems are stout, round in section, and fistular. 

 The leaves are ovate, rounded, with seven to nine 



