MIMULUS 



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MIRABILIS 



M. longifo'lia (long-leaved). See ACACIA LONGIFOLIA. 

 luci'dula (somewhat-shining). Purple. Brazil. 

 margina'ta (bordered). Pink. Brazil. 1838. 

 myrtifo'lia (myrtle-leaved). See ACACIA MYRTIFOLIA. 

 obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 3. Red. June. Brazil. 



1816. 

 polydactyla (many-fingered), i. Purple. June. 



Guiana. 1822. 



pube'scens (downy). See ACACIA PUBESCENS. 

 ,, pudibu'nda (blushing). See M. PUDICA PUDIBUNDA. 

 pu'dica (chaste), i. White. June. Brazil. 1638. 



" Sensitive Plant." 



pudibu'nda (blushing). 2. Pale red. Bahia. 1818. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). 5-8. Purple. Trop. Amer. 



This is Calliandra purpurea. 

 quite'nsis (Quito). Ecuador. 

 rubricau'lis (red-stalked). 3. Pale yellow. June. 



India. 1799. 



sensiti'va (sensitive), ij. Pink. June. Brazil. 1648. 

 Spegazzi'nii (Spegazzini's). White, with violet 



stamens. Argentina. 1892. 

 glau'ca (glaucous). Whitish. Leaves glaucous. 



1903. 



stri'cta (upright). See ACACIA STRICTA. 

 strigo'sa (bristled). See M. FLORIBUNDA. 

 ,, urague'nsis (Uraguay). 2. Red. June. Buenos 



Ayres. 1840. 



,, verticilla'ta (whorled). See ACACIA VERTICILLATA. 

 ,, vi'scida (clammy). 2. Red. Brazil. 1825. 

 vi'va (lively). i. Purple. August. Jamaica. 1739. 

 MI'MULUS. Monkey-Flower. (From mimo, an ape ; 

 in reference to the ringent or gaping mouth of the flower. 

 Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceae]. Linn. i^-Didy- 

 namia, z-An^iospermia.) 



Common soil, provided it be moist ; divisions, cuttings, 

 and seeds. A few, like ro'seus, require the protection 

 of a pit in winter ; but where that is not available, seeds 

 of them, sown in March or April, will bloom in summer 

 and autumn. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



M. floribu'ndus (bundle- flowered) . J. Yellow. August. 



California. 1826. 

 tnohave'nsis (Mohavan). J. Whitish, with crimson. 



eye. California. 1886. 



parviflo'rus (small-flowered). See M. PILOSIUSCULUS. 

 ,, pilosiu'sculus (rather- hairy). $. Yellow. Peru. 1824. 



HALF-HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



M. auranti'acus (orange). See M. GLUTINOSUS. 

 Clevela'ndi (Cleveland's). Golden-yellow. S. Cali- 

 fornia. 1895. Woody at base. 

 ,, Fremo'nti (Fremont's). $-J. Crimson. California. 



1882. 

 ,, glutino'sus (clammy). 2-5. Salmon. California. 



1794. Shrubby. 

 cocci'neus (scarlet). 2-5. Scarlet. California. 



Shrubby. 

 ,, puni'ceus (purple). 2-5. Orange-red. California. 



1837. Shrubby. 

 lana'tus (woolly), if. Yellow. June. N. Amer. 



1826. 



perfolia'tus (stem-pierced). See LEUCOCARPUS ALATUS. 

 ,, re'pens (creeping). Lilac, yellow. Australia. 1864. 

 Rce'zlii (Rcezl's). Yellow. California. 1882. 

 ,, tomento'sus (felted). Salmon. California. 1897. 

 tri'color (three-coloured). Pink, crimson. June. 



California. 1848. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



M. ala'tus (winged), i. Light blue. July. N. Amer. 

 1783- 



cardina'lis (cardinal-like). 2. Scarlet. June. Cali- 

 fornia. 1835. 



cu'preus (copper). See M. LUTEUS ALPINUS. 



,, glabra' tus (smoothed). Yellow. June. Mexico. 1827. 



graci'lipes (slender- stalked). Carmine-red, with white 

 throat. California. 1898. 



gutta'tus (spotted- flowered). See M. LUTEUS GUTTATUS. 



Lewi'sii (Lewis's). f. Pale purple. August. Mis- 

 souri. 1824. 



lu'teus (yeUow). f. Yellow. July. Chili. 1826. 



M . lu'teus alpi'nus (Alpine). . Coppery-orange. Chili. 



1861. 



,, cu'preus (copper). See M. LUTEUS ALPINUS. 

 ,, gutta'tus (spotted). ij. Yellow, blotched 



maroon. July. N. Amer. 1812. 

 Langsdo'rffii (Langsdorff's). i-i. Yellow, finely 



spotted in the throat. Britain. 



, Neube'rti (Neubert's). Double. 



, no'bilis (noble). Hose-in-hose variety. 



, rivula'ris (rivulet). J. Yellow. July. Chili. 1826. 



, Smi'thii (Smith's). 



, younga'nus (Mr. Young's). See M. LUTEUS 



GUTTATUS. 

 moscha'tus (musk-plant), f. YeUow. August. N.W. 



Amer. 1826. 

 primuloi'des (Primula-like). J. Yellow. N.W. 



Amer. 1873. 



propi'nquus (related). See M. GLABRATUS. 

 radi'cans (rooting). ,V. White, with a violet blotch. 



New Zealand. 1883. 

 ri'ngens (gaping), i. Light blue. July. N. Amer. 



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,, ro'seus (rosy). See M. LEWISII. 

 ,, Smi'thii (Smith's). See M. LUTEUS SMITHII. 

 Tili'ngii (Tiling's). See M. LUTEUS. 

 variega' tus (variegated). See M. LUTEUS GUTTATUS. 



MTMUSOPS. (From mimo, an ape, and ops, a face ; 

 fancied resemblance of the flowers. Nat. ord. Sapotads 

 [Sapotaceae], Linn. &-Octandria, i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Bassia.) 



Mi'musops Ele'ngi is an Indian fruit-tree ; and the 

 sweetish gum of the M. Kau'ki is eaten by the natives. 

 Stove, white-flowered evergreen trees, from the East 

 Indies. Cuttings of half- ripened shoots in sand, under 

 a glass, and in heat ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. 

 Winter temp., 48 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 80. 

 M. Bala'ta (Balata). See M. GLOBOSA. 



disse'cta (dissected). See M. KAUKI. 



,, Ele'ngi (Elengi). 15. 1796. 



,, globo'sa (globose). Tropics. " Gum Balata." 



,, hexa'ndra (six-stamened). 10. 1804. 



Kau'ki (Kauki). 10. 1796. 



,, parvifo'lia (small-leaved). Australia. 



MTNA. (Named after F. X. Mina, a Mexican 

 minister. Nat. ord. Bindweeds [Convolvulaceae]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to Ipomoea.) 

 M. corda'ta (heart-shaped). See IPOMCEA VERSICOLOR. 

 ,, loba'ta (lobed). See IPOMOSA VERSICOLOR. 



MINKELE'RSIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. 

 ord. Leguminosae.) 



A greenhouse twiner with a tuberous rootstock. Cut- 

 tings of shoots from the base, in sand, under a bell-glass. 

 Loam, peat, and sand. 



M. biflo'ra (two-flowered). Pale red-purple. Mexico. 

 1902. 



See ME' NTH A. 



MIRA'BILIS. Marvel of Peru. (From mirabilis, 

 wonderful ; as everything was at first considered that 

 came from America. Nat. ord. Nyctagos [Nyctaginaceae]. 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials. By seeds sown in 

 a hotbed, in spring, and plants hardened off by degrees 

 to stand in the open border ; by their fusiform (carrot- 

 shaped) roots, taken up and preserved in sand or dry 

 moss during the winter; rich, sandy loam. May be 

 managed similarly to a Dahlia. 



M. dicho'toma (forked). 2. YeUow. July. Mexico. 



1640. 



,, divarica'ta (spreading). 2-3. White. Madeira. 

 ,, hy'brida (hybrid). 2. White. July. Mexico. 1813. 

 Jala'pa (jalap). 2. Red. July. W. Ind. 1596. 

 a'lba (white). 2. White. July. W. Ind. 1596. 

 fla'va (yellow). 2. Yellow. July. W. Ind. 1596. 

 ru'bro-a'lba (red and white). 2. Red, white. July. 



W. Ind. 1596. 

 ru'bro-fla'va (red and yellow). 2. Red, yellow. 



July. W. Ind. 1596. 

 ,, lepto' siphon (slender- tubed). 2. White. July, 



August. 

 longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 2. White. July. Mexico. 



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