MY SHRUBS 79 
Metrosideros should prosper where Callistemon will, but per- 
chance it is more tender, for I seldom find it in catalogues. I 
have a tiny piece of the new M. diffusa, a scarlet-flowered dwarf, 
and must acquire M. florida and M. lucida anon. 
Mimulus glutinosus is a shrubby monkey-flower from Cali- 
fornia. You may know it and value it as Diplacus. The corolla 
is of a buff or auburn colour, and, thanks to the kindness of a 
friend, I have a good piece of this evergreen with rich chocolate 
coloured blooms. It is not quite hardy, and should have a snug 
and sunny spot. Mimulus g. puniceus, from Western California, 
has orange-scarlet flowers. 
Mitraria coccinea, a monotype with dark evergreen foliage 
and scarlet tubular flowers, should be grown, like most other 
Chilians, in peat with shade. These plants from the Andes live 
in rain clouds for a large part of the year, and are very thirsty 
subjects. But Mitraria is perfectly hardy, and when prosperous 
presents a superb appearance, thronged with its pendent and 
brilliant scarlet blossoms. It is of a climbing habit, and looks 
best on a wall. 
Moltkia petrea is a very diminutive shrub, and will thank 
you for a limestone moraine. This choice atom from Dalmatia 
should ascend to six inches high, and open violet eyes among 
grey leaves if all goes well with it. 
Why do we not hear more of Montanoa? It might do better 
than many tender subjects, and Nicholas pronounces the species 
M. bipinatifolia a striking shrub for summer sub-tropical gar- 
dening. This Mexican should be encouraged, and I shall be 
delighted to welcome it if anybody will give me an opportunity 
to do so. But I have never seen it in a catalogue. 
