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Muhlenbergia, Volume 8 



ALPINE PLANTS— VI. 



By p. Beveridge Kennedy 



Alpine Monkey Flower, Mimulus implexus Greene 



Several years ago a lady friend botanist when referring to 

 the genus Mimulus, used the expression, "Oh, my beautiful 

 Mimuli!" So when the writer came across the eoro-eous eolden 

 mass produced by the plant which we use in our illustration 

 and recognized it as a Mimulus, he realized very keenly the feel- 

 ing that caused the above sentiment. 



Figure i. Mlmuhis iiiipiest-tis Greene 

 The plants appear on a moraine of wet rocks ON'tr which a 

 turbulent cold mountain stream had recently subsided. At first 

 glance but little else could be seen besides the masses of large 

 yellow flowers. On collecting the plants, one finds numerous 

 fine fibrous roots and fleslu' light brown rootstocks matted be- 

 tween the rocks, preventing the scanty soil from being washed 

 away. From these, slender stems obout a span high arise. 

 They are naked at base, but with several pairs of leaves above. 

 The lowest ones are lanceolaie-ovate, with an attenuated broad 

 petiole. The upper ones, from which the flowers first make 



