Plate 283 - Narrow-leaved Monkey-flower

[283] MIMULUS RINGENS.

NARROW-LEAVED MONKEY-FLOWER. *********** Class and Order. *** DIDYNAMIA ANGIOsPERMIA.

Generic Character.

Cal. 4-dentatus, prifmaticus.

Cor. ringens; labio superiore lateribus replicato.

Capf. 2-locularis, polysperma. specific Character and synonyms.

MIMULUS ringens erectus, soliis oblongis linearibus sessilibus.

Linn. syst.

Vegetab. ed. 14.

Murr. p. 575.

Ait.

Kew. v. 2. p. 361.

EUPHRASIA floridana lyfimachiæ glabræ filiquofæ soliis, qua- drato caule ramofior.

Pluk.

Amalth. 83. t. 393. f. 3.

LYSIMACHIA galericulata f.

Gratiola elatior non ramofa, &c.

Gron.

Fl.

Virg. p. 97: DIGITALIS persoliata glabra flore violaceo minore.

Morif.

Hift. 2. p. 479.

S. 5. t. 8. f. 6.

CLAYTON, in the Fl.

Virg. published by GRONOVIUS, defcribes this plant as a native of Virginia, and says of it, "maddidis gaudet locis," it delights in wet places: LINNEUS makes it a native of Canada also.

It is a hardy, perennial, herbaceous plant, growing with us to the height of about two feet, and producing its flowers, which are of a pale violet colour, in July and Auguft; these are fre- quently succeeded by capfules containing perfect seeds, by which the plant may be propagated, as also by parting its roots in Autumn; MILLER recommends the seeds to be sown as soon as ripe.

The plant succeeds beft in a moift and somewhat fhady fituation, with a loamy soil.

A perufal of the synonyms will shew to what a variety of genera this plant has been referred by different authors; LIN- NEUS first gave to it the name of Mimulus, of which term we find in his Philosophia Botanica the sollowing concife explana- tion: "MIMULUS mimus personatus;" in plain English, a mafked mimick: Mimmulus is a claffical word sor the Pedi- cularis, or Loufewort; the English term Monkey flower has probably been given it, from an idea that mimulus originated from pipw a monkey, as in mimusops monkey face N. 283 HULL subscription Library Pub by W.

Curtis, Geo.

Crefcent Dec. 1794

[283] MIMULUS RINGENS. NARROW-LEAVED MONKEY-FLOWER. *********** Class and Order. *** DIDYNAMIA ANGIOsPERMIA. Generic Character. Cal. 4-dentatus, prifmaticus. Cor. ringens; labio superiore lateribus replicato. Capf. 2-locularis, polysperma. specific Character and synonyms. MIMULUS ringens erectus, soliis oblongis linearibus sessilibus. Linn. syst. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 575. Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 361. EUPHRASIA floridana lyfimachiæ glabræ filiquofæ soliis, qua- drato caule ramofior. Pluk. Amalth. 83. t. 393. f. 3. LYSIMACHIA galericulata f. Gratiola elatior non ramofa, &c. Gron. Fl. Virg. p. 97: DIGITALIS persoliata glabra flore violaceo minore. Morif. Hift. 2. p. 479. S. 5. t. 8. f. 6. CLAYTON, in the Fl. Virg. published by GRONOVIUS, defcribes this plant as a native of Virginia, and says of it, "maddidis gaudet locis," it delights in wet places: LINNEUS makes it a native of Canada also. It is a hardy, perennial, herbaceous plant, growing with us to the height of about two feet, and producing its flowers, which are of a pale violet colour, in July and Auguft; these are fre- quently succeeded by capfules containing perfect seeds, by which the plant may be propagated, as also by parting its roots in Autumn; MILLER recommends the seeds to be sown as soon as ripe. The plant succeeds beft in a moift and somewhat fhady fituation, with a loamy soil. A perufal of the synonyms will shew to what a variety of genera this plant has been referred by different authors; LIN- NEUS first gave to it the name of Mimulus, of which term we find in his Philosophia Botanica the sollowing concife explana- tion: "MIMULUS mimus personatus;" in plain English, a mafked mimick: Mimmulus is a claffical word sor the Pedi- cularis, or Loufewort; the English term Monkey flower has probably been given it, from an idea that mimulus originated from pipw a monkey, as in mimusops monkey face. N. 283 HULL subscription Library Pub by W. Curtis, Geo. Crefcent Dec. 1 1794