BUFF MONKEYFLOWER 



Diplacus longiflorus Nuttall 



Buff monkeyflower is a plant of pleasing appearance. Its brightly 

 colored flowers, borne in profuse clusters, are set off by their back- 

 ground of bright green foliage. This monkeyflower is a shrub, one to 

 three feet high, delighting in the steep slopes of canyons, which are 

 usually well drained. It is a sticky plant, and somewhat unpleasant 

 to handle. Transplanted to garden soil, it grows more vigorously, 

 and well repays the attention of the flower lover. 



Buff monkeyflower grows in the southern half of California and 

 in northern Lower California, at altitudes of 500 to 5,000 feet. It is 

 a member of the Figwort Family, and by some botanists is placed 

 in the genus Mimulus. 



The specimen sketched was found about ten miles from Los 

 Angeles, California. 



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