Plate 157 . 
HYBBID MIMULUS. 
When, in our second volume, we figured the then newly in¬ 
troduced “ Mimulus cupreus ,” we entertained a strong hope that 
it would ere long become the parent of a new race of this 
favourite flower, as its dwarf habit and hardiness of constitution 
seemed admirably adapted for this purpose. It is no small 
proof of the enterprise and skill of our hybridizers, that in so 
short a time we are enabled to present to our subscribers the 
very beautiful Plate of new varieties now before them. These 
were raised bv Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Co., of St. John’s 
Wood; others, in a somewhat similar strain, were exhibited by 
Mr. W. Bull, of King’s Road, Chelsea; and we have heard of 
others who have successfully arrived at like results. 
Those which we have figured were raised from M. cupreus 
crossed with M. luteus and rivularis, and have been selected bv 
Messrs. Henderson from a very large number of seedlings, and 
give an excellent idea of the habit and striking appearance of 
the plants. The ground colour is of various shades of yellow, 
often having traces of the coppery colour of M. cupreus in 
it; while the scarlet and crimson colouring varies in the most 
remarkable manner. Mary (fig. 1) has a bright-yellow ground, 
the four upper segments being very beautifully marbled, and 
the lower one having some bright blotches of crimson irregu¬ 
larly disposed. In it osa (fig. 2), the upper segments are crim¬ 
son, with a narrow edging of gold colour, and in the centre of 
each on the margin there is a bright spot of crimson, surrounded 
by a semicircle of the golden colour of the ground, giving it a 
very distinct appearance ; the lower segment or lip has a bright 
spot of crimson in the centre, with two smaller ones on each 
side, and a row of small spots near the margin. Bessie (fig. 3) 
