66 Mimulus alatus. 



a rib running down from the point to the base. Peduncles scarce ex- 

 ceeding an eight]} of an inch or a quarter of an inch long, situated in 

 the axils of the leaves. Flowers numerous and showy. Corolla cam- 

 panula-purple. Grows along the banks of meadows, drains, and rivu- 

 lets, delighting in shady and boggy soil — flowering in August. 



This and M. ringens resemble each other so nearly, as to be easily 

 confounded together. A decided specific difference however, exists 

 in the pctiolatcd leaves and nearly sessile flowers in the present spe- 

 cies, contrasted with the sessile leaves and long pedunculate flowers 

 of the M. ringens; besides this, the stem is not winged in the latter. 



The table represents a portion of the plant as large as nature. 



