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MIMULUS HARRISONIA. 
(HARRISON'S MIMULUS.) 
CLASS. ORDER. 
DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERM1A. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
SCROPHULARIN^. 
This showy hybrid is the result of impregnation between M. cardinalis 
and M. roseus, it having been obtained from seeds of the latter, the flowers of 
which were impregnated with the pollen of the former ; in habit and general 
appearance it approximates more nearly to the former, while the flowers differ 
from it in the petals not being reflexed, and the colour being very similar to that of 
the mother species, M. roseus, which is of a beautiful rose colour : the plant 
evidently partakes of the nature of both the parent species, but the habit of it is 
far superior to M. roseus, while the flowers expand better, and are of a much more 
showy nature than those of M. cardinalis. These circumstances combined, con- 
stitute it at once a new and distinct species, and one which we have no doubt 
possesses sufficient merits to render it a truly desirable plant in any collection. 
It was raised in the nursery of Messrs. Low and 
Co., Clapton, where it attained the height of three feet, 
and flowered most profusely in the month of June last, 
at which time our drawing was taken. 
For culture, propagation, &c, see ample directions 
in Vol. I. pages 29, 54, 79; and Vol. III. page 198. 
There can be little doubt but that this, like its 
parent M. cardinalis, will prove perfectly hardy, as ex- 
perience has shown that this latter endures the open 
air through the winter extremely well, with exactly the 
same treatment as a common herbaceous plant ; and 
it will certainly make a most delightful ornament to 
the flower-garden during the summer months. 
