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LXVIII. SCROPHULARIACEiE 
6. MIMULUS. From the Greek mimo, an ape, referring to the 
shape of the flower ; commonly known as the Monkey Flower. — 
Most temperate and tropical regions. 
*Mimulus gracilis, B. Br . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 259. An erect, 
glabrous herb; stems 6-12 in., 4-angled, often branching from the 
base. Leaves opposite, stem-clasping, narrowly oblong, 1^-2^ 
in., entire. Flowers nearly white, spotted with yellow, single on 
long, axillary stalks. Calyx tubular, ribs prominently keeled, 
teeth 5. Corolla 2-lipped, \ in. long ; tube cylindric ; upper lip erect, 
2-lobed ; lower spreading, 3-lobed, 2-ridged at the base. Stamens 
4, in unequal pairs, included. Stigma flat, 2-lobed. 
N. India, ascending to 3000 ft. ; common on riversides and in moist, shady 
places ; April, May China, Australia, Tropical and S. Africa. 
Fig. 110. Mazus kugosus. 
7. MAZUS. From the Greek mazos, a teat ; referring to the two 
nipple-like warts at the mouth of the corolla-tube. — Asia, Australia. 
Small, erect, nearly glabrous herbs, 2-12 in. Leaves mostly 
rosulate or opposite and crowded near the base of the stem ; 
upper alternate, few or none. Flowers small, in terminal racemes. 
