with white flowers.

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MIMULUS RINGENS. NARROW-LEAVED MONKEY-FLOWER.

_Class and Order._

DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA.

_Generic Character._

_Cal._ 4-dentatus, prismaticus. _Cor._ ringens; labio superiore
lateribus replicato. _Caps._ 2-locularis, polysperma.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

MIMULUS _ringens_ erectus, foliis oblongis linearibus sessilibus.
_Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14._ _Murr. p. 575._ _Ait. Kew. v. 2. p.
361._

EUPHRASIA floridana lysimachiae glabrae siliquosae foliis, quadrato
caule ramosior. _Pluk. Amalth. 83. t. 393. f. 3._

LYSIMACHIA galericulata s. Gratiola elatior non ramosa, &c. _Gron.
Fl. Virg. p. 97._

DIGITALIS perfoliata glabra flore violaceo minore. _Moris. Hist. 2.
p. 479. s. 5. t. 8. f. 6._

CLAYTON, in the _Fl. Virg._ published by GRONOVIUS, describes this plant
as a native of Virginia, and says of it, "maddidis gaudet locis," it
delights in wet places: LINNAEUS 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 August; these are frequently succeeded by
capsules 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 best in a moist and somewhat shady situation, with a
loamy soil.

A perusal of the synonyms will shew to what a variety of genera this
plant has been referred by different authors; LINNAEUS first gave to it
the name of _Mimulus_, of which term we find in his _Philosophia
Botanica_ the following concise explanation:--"MIMULUS mimus
personatus;" in plain English, a masked mimick: MIMMULUS is a classical
word for the Pedicularis, or Lousewort; the English term Monkey flower
has probably been given it, from an idea that _mimulus_ originated from
[Greek: mimo] a monkey, as in _mimusops_ monkey face.

[Illustration: No 283]

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ROSA SEMPERFLORENS. EVER-BLOWING ROSE.

_Class and Order._

ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA.

_Generic Character._

_Petala_ 5. _Cal._ urceolatus, 5-fidus, carnosus, collo coarctatus,
demum baccatus, coloratus. _Antrum_ duplicatum, 1-loculare, superne
apertum, pericarpiis osseis intus nidulantibus.

_Specific Character._

ROSA _semperflorens_ caule aculeato, foliis subt