MUSK 



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flower-stalks which exceed the leaves. The teeth of the calyx are 

 short and unequal. The corolla is 2-lipped, the upper one bilobed, 

 turned back, the lower one spreading and 3-lobed. The petals have 

 2 swellings. The capsules are 2-valved and many-seeded. 



Photo. Flatters & Garnett 



MUSK (Mimulus La-ngsdorffii} 



Wild Musk is 2 ft. high. The flowers are in bloom from June to 

 September. This plant is a perennial, increased by division. There 

 is no reason why it should not be more often seen in our gardens. 



In M. Langsdorffii bees first touch the inferior lobes of the stigma 

 which lie over and cover up the anthers. The lobes are sensitive and 

 immediately fold up and close over the pollen, and if none is enclosed 



