LEUCOCARTUS ALA'TUS. 
WING-STALKED LEUCOCARPUS, 
Cla.is. Order. 
DIDVNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Natural Order. 
SCROPHULARIN,*. 
Native of 
Heiglit. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
S..4inerica. 
2 feet. 
July, Oet. 
Perennial. 
in 1830. 
No. 355. 
The name of this genus is compounded from two 
Greek words, lukos, white; and karpos, fruit; 
the application of which is evident. Alatus, from 
the Latin, winged; which term is applied to such 
stalks as have a prominent thin membrane running 
up their edges. 
This plant was published in the Botanical Maga- 
zine, as the Mimulus perfoliatus, after Kunth; but 
no sooner was its fruit seen than its right to a place 
in such genus w'as atonce discovered to be untenable. 
As no genus had been established to which it 
could be referred, Mr. D. Don formed a new one 
under the above name, of which the plant before us 
at present stands sole occupant. 
It has not very much gaiety, its flowers being 
rather inconspicuous in proportion to its size; but as 
it bears its white fruit in abundance, with its flowers, 
it should assist in affording variety to every good 
collection. Increase is obtained by separation of its 
offsets; or it may be easily raised from seeds. It is 
native of the sides of streams, and consequently is 
encouraged by moisture. It should be protected by 
the cold fiame, in severe weather. 
Don’s MSS. Sweet’s FI. Card, 124. 
