rius patens, 3 -lob um ; fauce sæpius bigibbosa, laciniis rotundatis planis. S tam m a fertilia 4 , antherarum
lo cu lis demum eonfiuentibus. S tigm a subæqualiter 2-Iamellatum. C a p tila 2-valvis, loculicide deh isc en s;
valvis integris raro bifidis, medio septiferis, columnam centralem placentiferam nudantibus.— Herbæ p l e rumque
humiles, decumbenies v . asc en d en te s; foliis o p p o s itis ; pedunculis a x illa rib u s, so lita r iis , l-Jloris,
supe rioribus in terdum versus a pic es ramorum subracemosis.
The majority of the species of Mimuhis are American, bnt there are a few Indian, and about six Australian.
Tlie latter are all small, creeping or suberect herbs, with four-augled steins, opposite leaves, and axillary, solitary
flowers.— Cfefyi tubular, five-angled and five-tootlied. Corolla two-lipped; upper erect or reflexed ; lower three-
lobed. Stamens four, all fertile. Style terminated by two nearly equal, stigmatiferous plates. Capsule two-valved ;
valves entire or bifid, sepai-ating from a central, placentiferous column. (Name, mimulus, a little mask ; in allusion
to tbe appearance of the flowers.)
1 . M im u lu s r e p e n s (Br. Prodr. 4 3 9 ) ; p u sillu s, repens, glaberrimus, foliis amplexicaulibus sessili-
busve ovatis oblongisve obtusis integerrimis crassiusculis subenerviis, pedunculis folio brevioribus lon g io r ibusve,
calycibus ovatis truncatis brevissime dentatis.— in D C . P ro d r . x . 3 7 3 ; F l. N . Z eal, i 1 8 8
{Gunn, 7 7 .)
H a b . Common in saline situations, muddy banks o f rivers, e tc .— (I'l. D e c .)
D i s t r i b . N ew S ou th YYAles and V ic to r ia ; N ew Zealand.
A smafi, perfectly glabrons, creeping, succident herb.— 5?®?«® 2 - 4 inches long, sencUng spreading branches
over marshy ground. Leaves 2 -6 lines long, orbicular or oblong, sessile, quite entire. Peduncle o f variable length.
Calyx truncate. Corolla large, beautiful bright blue, sometimes j inch across the lobes.
Gen. I I I . M AZUS ,
Ca lyx late campanulatus, 5-fidus. C o ro lla labium superius erectum, ovatum, breviter bifidum, in fe rius
m u lto majus patens, trifidum; fauce bigibbosa. S tam in a fertilia 4 ; antherarum locu lis contiguis,
divaricatis. Stigma subæqualiter bilamellatum, laciniis ovatis. C apsula globosa v. compressa, obtusa, lo cu lic
id e bivalvis, valvis in teg r is. P la c en tæ crassæ, subcarnosæ.— Herbæ sæpius su rcu lo sæ ; fo liis in /e iio rib u s
oppositis, ramorum flo ra lium vulgo a lte rn is ; racemis terminalibus, a p h y llis , subsecundis ; pedicellis a lte rn is,
■h. in D C . P ro d r.)
A small genus, containing but one Australian species, whose congeners inhabit the mountains o f India, tbe
Malay Peninsula and Islands, and New Zealand.* Tbe M. Pumilio forms a small glabrous or pilose herb, 2 -6
inches high, very variable in size of leaf and flower, and length of peduncle.— f c s very short, rising from a long,
underground, creeping rhizome. Leaves radical, \~At inches long, linear, obovate-oblong or spathulate, blunt, entire
or sinuate and toothed. Scapes shorter or longer than the leaves, sometimes 5 inches long, one- to five-flowered,
racemose or paniculately branched ; pedieels slender, i - l - x inch long, erect, patent or recuiwed, each w ith a subulate
bract beneath the flower. Calyx campanulate, five-toothed, much shorter than the corolla. Corolla inch long,
pale b lu e ; upper Hp curved back, a little bifid; lower very large, three-lobed; mouth with two sweUings. Stamens
four; anther-lobes spreading. Style with two flat plates at the top. Capsule globose, compressed, blunt, loculi-
cidal. (Name from juo^os, a breast; from the sweUings on the throat of the coroUa.)
1 . M a z u s P u m i l i o (Br. Prodr. 4 3 9 ) ; glaberrimus v . pilosiusculus, caule brevissimo, foliis radicalibus
linear i-oblongis obovatis subspathulatisve obtusis integerrimis sinuato-dentatisve, scapis l- 5 .f lo r is ,
* Better specimens of Mimulus ? radicans, than I had when drawing up the ‘ Flora o f New Zealand ’ (i. 1 88),
prove this plant to be a Mazus.
pedicellis elongatis, corolla calyce subtripio longiore.— in D C . P ro d r . x. 3 7 5 ; F n d l. Iconograph.
?. 1 0 2 ; Hooh. Ic . P I. t. 5 6 7 ; FL K Z eal. i. 1 8 9 . {Gunn, 5 2 8 .)
H a b . Common in wet places.— (FL N o v .) {v. v.)
D i s t r ib . N ew South Wales and V ic tor ia; N ew Zealand.
Gen. IV . G R A T IO L A , X.
C alyx 5-partitus, segmentis angustis. Corollæ labium superius integrum v. breviter bifidum; inferius
trifidum, palato n on prominente. S tam in a 2 postica fertilia, in c lu sa ; antherarum locu lis parallelis; 2
antica sterilia, filiformia v . nulla. S ty lu s apice defiexus, dilatatus v . 2-lamellatus. Capsula 4 -valvis, carpellorum
marginibus inflexis, columnam placentiferam nudantibus.— Herbæ p a r væ ; foliis op p o sitis, in teg e rrim
is V. d e n ta tis ; pedunculis unifloris, a x illa r ib u s ; calyce sæpissime 2-bracieato.
Principally an American genus, of which there are a few Asiatic and about four Australian species ; all are
herbs, with generally prostrate, creeping stems, having the habit and most of the essential characters o f Mimulus,
but tbe calyx is short and quinquepartite; only two of the stamens are fertile, and the capsule is four-valved.
(Name from gratia, grace ; in aUusion to the medicinal properties o f G. officinalis.)
1. Gratiola pubescens (Br. Prodr. 4 3 5 ) ; procumbens, viscido-puberula, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis
acutiusculis dentatis trinervibus amplexicaulibus, floribus subsessilibus, filamentis sterilibus elon g a tis.—
B en th . in D C . F ro d r. x . 4 0 5 ; F l. N . Z eal. i. 1 8 9 .
H a b . Tasmania, Brow n.
D i s t r i b . N ew South W a le s and V ic to r ia ; N ew Zealand.
I have seen no Tasmanian specimens o f tbis plant (if it be not the G. nana described below), whicb, from
Bentliam’s remarks, seems to be extremely nearly alUed to L. Peruviana. I have described New Zealand ones in
the Flora of that country. They foim smaU, creeping, minutely pubescent plants, 2 - 4 incbes long, with slender
stems and branches, and sessile, oblong-obovate or oblong-lanceolate, obscurely toothed leaves, 2 -3 lines long.
Peduncles about half as long as the leaves, slender. Calyx campanulate. Sterile filaments elongated.
2 . Gratiola latifolia (Br. Prodr. 4 3 5 ) ; procumbens, glabra, foliis ovatis oblongisve obtusis ob so le
te crenatis integerrimisve 3 -5 -n e r v ib u s semiamplexicaulibus, floribus sessilibus, corollæ labio superiore
breviter bifido, filamentis sterilibus brevibus.— B en th . in D C . P r o d r . s . 4 0 4 . G. glabra, Wa lp . R ep . iii.
2 8 7 . {Gm m , 2 6 4 .)
H a b . Common iu wet, gravelly, e tc. places, everywhere.— (Fl. D e c .-F e b .)
D i s t r ib . N ew Sou th YVales and Victoria.
Glabrous. Stems stout, prostrate, with ascending tips and branches, 6 -1 0 inches long. Leaves | - 1 inch long,
sessile, semiamplexicaul, oblong or ovate, obtuse, obscurely crenate, or quite entfre. Peduncles very sliort. Flowers
about i inch long, yellow. Corolla, with its tube, twice as long as the calyx. Sterile filaments short.
3. Gratiola nana (Benth. in DC. Prodr. x . 4 0 4 ) ; pusilla, procumbens, cæspitosa, glabra v. puberula,
foliis cuncato-oblongis subdentatis bnsi angustatis, floribus subsessilibus, filamentis sterilibus elongatis.
A n G. pubescens, B r . ? {Gunn, 7 2 4 .)
H a b . Sandy aud marshy banks o f rivers, e tc., in alpine situ a tion s; Marlborough, Hampshire H ills,
and Arthur’s Lakes, M illig a n , Gunn.— (Fl. Jan.)
Cæspitose, fonning matted tufts, perfectly glabrous or puberulous. Stems 1—1 inches long, mucli branched,
stout. Leaves 2 -4 lines long, cuneate or Unear-oblong, bluut, obscurely toothed or quite entire. Peduncles very
sbort, stout. Calyx deeply divided, lobes linear. Corolla inch long, pale pink and white.— I suspect this is
Brown’s G. pubescens.