MICHAUXIA MIRABILIS. 



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brancliing. Found in the Highlands 

 of Scotland, North of England and 

 Wales, and in various parts of Wes- 

 tern Europe. Borders, banks, and 



the rougher parts of the rock-garden, 

 used for the sake of its graceful leaves, 

 in any soil. Division. 



Michauxia campanuloides (Harebdl- 

 liJce M.) A remarkable Campanula- 

 like plant ; 3 to 8 ft. high. Flowers, 

 in summer ; white, tinged with purple 

 on the outside, drooping, in a panicle ; 

 corolla wheel-shaped, 8-parted, 3 or 

 4 inches across, the petals curled 

 back, showing the broad filaments ; 

 calyx and stigma 8-parted. Leaves, 3 

 to 5 in. long, clothed with stiff hairs ; 

 root-leaves heart-shaped, irregularly 

 lobed, stalked ; stalks margined and 

 lobed; stem-leaves lance-shaped, acute, 

 half embracing ; stems branching at 

 top, clothed with stiff hairs. Native of 



the Levant. Borders, in deep 



sandy loam. Seed. 



Mimulus cardinalis (Cardinal M.) 

 A showy perennial, clothed with long, 

 whitish, glutinous hairs, allied to the 

 common Musk; 1 to 1^ ft. high. 

 Flowers, in summer ; red or scarlet ; 

 corolla large, lobes notched at the 

 ends ; calyx tubular, scarcely plaited, 

 sharply toothed. Native of California. 



Borders, in moist soil. Division 



or seed. 



Mimulus cuprseus (Coppery Monkey- 

 flower). A dwarf, very free-blooming 

 kind; 8 in. to 1 ft. high. Flowers, in 

 summer ; coloured, both on the inside 

 and out, with yellowish - copper, or 

 reddish-brown almost bordering on 

 crimson, with reflexed, velvety, and 

 somewhat transparent margins ; lower 

 lip prominent and plaited near the 

 throat, which is dotted with purplish 

 crimson. Leaves, opposite, usually 

 tinged with red ; the lower ones 

 wtalked, attenuated towards the 

 utalk, oval-lance-shaped, toothed ; the 

 upper ones sessile. Andes of Chili. 



Borders, or the margins of beds of 



American plants, in light moist loam 

 and peat. Division or seed, from 

 which it varies much. 



Mimulus luteus (Yellow Monkey- 

 flower). A smooth herb, with coarsely- 

 toothed leaves ; 6 to 10 in. high. 

 Flowers, in summer ; yellow ; calyx 

 ovate, when in a fruiting state bell- 

 shaped, teeth ovate, acute, upper one 

 largest. There have been numerous 

 hybrids raised from this species, with 

 flowers varying much in size and 

 colour. A native of Chili. Natu- 

 ralization, in moist or boggy places. 

 Division or seed. 



Mimulus moschatus (Common Musk). 

 One of our most popular plants. 

 Flowers, in summer ; yellow, small, 

 corolla spreading ; upper lip 2-lobed, 

 lower one trifid; calyx tubular. Leaves, 

 somewhat clammy, hairy, on little 

 stalks, ovate, or ovate - lanceolate, 

 slightly toothed, rounded at the 

 base. Found near the Columbia River 

 on the north-west coast of America. 



Borders, and naturalization in 



moist places. Division. 



Mirabilis Jalapa (Marvel of Peru). 

 A handsome bushy herb ; 2^ to 3 4 

 ft. high. Flowers, late in summer ; 

 funnel - shaped, nearly 2 in. long ; 

 of various colours, red, white, or 

 yellow, 3 to 6 in a terminal cluster, 

 opening only at night ; each blossom 

 is surrounded by a tubular, bell- 

 shaped calyx, with five divisions, 

 which continues to grow after the 

 flower has fallen. Leaves, alternate, 

 smooth, or finely ciliated, oval, acute, 

 with an obtuse, or almost heart-shaped 



base. Native of Peru. Borders, 



or in beds with the finer perennials, 

 in warm, deep, sandy loam. The tube- 

 rous roots frequently perish in winter, 

 and should therefore be taken up in 

 autumn and stored, as we store 

 Dahlias in winter. Seed and divi- 

 sion. 



