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those low marshy islands so frequently set in the middle of 

 the alpine streams, you will find myriads of these Yellow 

 Monkey-flowers nestling amid the mosses and reeds which 

 spring up so luxuriantly between the stones by the river's 

 brink. 



Mimulus moschatus, or Musk Flower, is hairy and very 

 sweet-smelling. The stems are creeping or ascending, and 

 the slender branches are six to twelve inches high. The 

 ovate pointed toothed short-stalked leaves are rounded at the 

 base, and the bright yellow flowers, growing on a short stalk, 

 have a funnel- form corolla with a spreading limb. 



Mimulus alpinus, or Alpine Monkey Flower, is a densely 

 matted plant, perennial by stolons, and found growing at 

 high altitudes. The leaves are oval, and the solitary yellow 

 flowers terminate the short stems. 



PELICAN FLOWER 



Orthocarpus luteus. Figwort Family 



Stems: strict, erect, branched above, densely leafy. Leaves: ascend- 

 ing, linear, entire or sometimes three-cleft, sessile, long-acuminate ; 

 bracts of the dense spike lanceolate. Flowers: in dense spikes, yellow; 

 calyx tubular, with acute teeth ; corolla-tube slender, the limb two-lipped, 

 the upper lip ovate, obtuse, the lower lip saccate, three-toothed. 



An uninteresting member of the numerous Figwort Fam- 

 ily. It has dense, slender, erect spikes, covered with tiny 

 leaves and bracts, and numerous bright yellow flowers. 

 These flowers have a single upper lip and a three-toothed 

 lower lip ; they are very fragrant, and the large pouch and 

 queer slender beak suggest the name of Pelican Flower. 

 This plant is usually found in dry soil. 



