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houfe with moderate Care, it may be kept flow- 
ering in all its Glory to the prefent Seafon, 
till of very late Time, its true Genus was not 
eftablithed ; ; tis therefore we read of it under fuch 
Lyfimachia galericulata. --- Borruaave, Gratiola 
Se Canadenfis.--- And Morison and Ox Digitalis 
& perfoliata. 
‘It is of a Genus diftinct dined from all thefe, 
and is a fingle Species. | 
eg calls it Miamulus ; and as Zin needs 
no fpecifick Diftinction, adds none. | 
It is the joining Plants under the fame Name, 
which have fufficient Characters for the eftablith- 
ee of Species, to the Reproach of modern 
Botany: The Conduct of Linn us in this In- 
{tance, fhews how that Practice may be avoided. 
The Violet Mimulus is a handfome Plant of 
regular Growth, and of a lafting Beauty. | 
. Te Root is formed of many F ibres connected 
to an oblong Head. “big 
The Stalk i is round, purplifh at the Bottom, 
and toward the Top whitith, with fome Green. 
~The Leaves are of a beautiful Shape and Co- 
| Numb. XV. 
lour, they are oblong, 
they encompafs che: Stalk, and fharp at the 
; i “GY HIS is a very fingular as well as beau- 
i Pp). XV. tiful Plant; and one confiderable Re- 
Fig. 1. commendation of it is, that in a Green- 
Many of the late Authors have named i it, but — 
various Denominations. Gronovrvs has called it © 
ing diftinét. Genera, that has fo lengthened the | 
8 OF OW? T 
(Al. A A Pos 7 
Flowers and Curious Plants now in thei? Perfection, 
et ave VibOQLET M LMU L.u §. 
broad at the Bafe where Dec. 
Point: of a fine ftrong Green, and not ferrated 
at the Edges. 136 
_ The Plant unlefs fpoiled by a too luxuriant 
Culture, does not fend out many Branches, fo 4 
that its Flowers regularly and beautifully rife on 
i long Foot-ftalks from near the middle, to the 
Top. 
Thefe are large and of a very glorious Co- 
tour, a violet Blue fometime. tinged with red- 
difh: and each of them is Gidebedea by an oval 
Capfule in which are many Seeds. 
To know the Place the Plant claims in 
the Linnaan Syftem; this Part, as well as 
the Flower, come under Confideration. 
_ Let our Student take off a Flower, and he 
will find it placed in a fmall Cup of a fingular Fi- 
gure, formed of one Piece, but folded in five 
Ridges, fo as to appear pentangular ; and broke 
into five Points at the Edge, > , 
_ The Body of the Flower confifts but of one 
Petal, and it has a gaping Afpect. The tubu- 
lar Part is gr adually expanded, ‘and at the Verge 
Opens into a confiderable Breadth, and. is cut 
rudely into two Lips. : 
The upper one is’ fplit at: its: Top and turns 
back at the Edges: The lower Lip is broader; 
and.is divided into three rounded Parts. And 
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