Mimosa 



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Mimulus 



touch, and quickly respond to irritation. As far as 

 the true Mimosas are concerned, the popular 

 Sensitive Plant, pudica, is the representative. It 

 is a pretty little perennial, usually treated as an 

 annual, with feathery leaves. The way in which 

 the pinme of the leaves droop upon being touched 

 is a source of interest to many, and the plant is 

 grown solely on this account. Seeds may be sown 

 in spring, in brisk heat, and the plants potted on 

 in a mixture of two parts loam, one part leaf mould, 

 and one-sixth sand. Pot loosely and drain well. 



Sensitive Plant is sensitiva, but it is scarcely so 

 sensitive as the common pudica. 



Principal Species : 



inarginata, sum., pur., 



flower heads very long. 



A good plant for the 



roof of the stove, 

 pudica, 1' to !', sum., 



Other Species : 



per.,ro. Humble Plant, 

 popular Sensitive Plant, 

 sensitiva, 3' to 6', sum., 

 pale pur., stems prickly. 

 True Sensitive Plant. 



scaudens (now Entada scandens). 



Photo: Ctuaell if Company, Ltd. 



MIMULUS CABDINALIS (seep. 79). 



A stove heat is needed in the earlier stages, but in 

 summer the plant will do moderately well in a 

 window or a cool greenhouse. The other species 

 may also be propagated by cuttings. The true 



MIMULUS. (MONKEY FLOWER.) 



Description. Pretty, hardy or half-hardy herbs, 

 which thrive best in rather moist soil. The garden 



