288 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
MIMULUS.—Monuty-FLOWER. 
[From the Greek for ape, in allusion to the gaping corolla.J 
The species are showy plants of the easiest culture in 
almost any soil or situation. They are perennials in the 
green-house, where they are easily propagated from cut- 
tings or from seed. In the open grourtd they are annu- 
als, flowering profusely from seed the same season. I 
have known them to stand through the winter, when cov- 
ered with ice and snow most of the season. The seeds 
are very small, and require considerable attention to get 
them to vegetate. I have known seeds, self-sown in au- 
tumn, to come up freely in the spring, commencing to 
flower in June, and continuing in bloom till October. 
They succeed best in a moist soil, partially shaded. 
Mimulus liiteus.—From this species, sometimes called 
MM. rivularis, a great number of beautiful varieties have 
been produced. The flowers are tubular, with wide- 
spreading segments; the ground color, all shades of yel- 
low, from light straw to deep-orange, beautifully spotted 
or blotched with crimson or scarlet. On some varieties 
there is a large blotch or spot on each segment of the 
corolla, while the throat of the plant is beautifully spot- 
ted or mottled. It is a flower very much given to sport- 
ing. The following remarkable account of the success in 
the cultivation of this plant is detailed in an English 
paper : — 
“This plant delights in a rich, moist soil, mixed with 
sand, and if it be a little shady it is beneficial ; the colors 
of the flower are better, and the plant more vigorous. A 
free supply of water is necessary, in order to grow it suc- 
cessfully. I have had a single plant grow three feet and 
one-half high, and be six feet in circumference, producing 
a vast profusion of flowers, most amply repaying the 
little extra attention paid to its culture. When I obtained 
this plant at first, I was instructed to grow it in a small, 
