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cabbage-trees on tbe central ridge at and near to Diana’s Peak, &c.
This plant was introduced about thirty years . ago, and is now
thoroughly naturalized. Alt. 3 to 5. Bot. Mag. 3037.—IIab.
Mexico.
Mimulus, L.
453. M. SinitMi, Eindl.—Monkey P la n t; uncultivated in some
gardens. Bather common.—A garden hybrid.
Maurandia, Jacq.
454. M. antirrhiniflora, H. B.—Purple Maurandia; cultivated,
and rather common in some gardens, and uncultivated in others. M.
and H. L. Alt. 2 to 4.. Bot. Mag. 1643— Hab. Mexico.
Russelia, Jacq.
455. R. juncea, Zucc.—Red Busselia; grows cultivated in
gardens; alt. 3'8 ; rather rare. Introduced about twenty years ago.
Flowers freely, but does not seed.—Hab. Mexico.
Yerbascum, Linn.
456. V. virgatum, With.—Aaron’s Golden Bod ; grows wild,
and is common about the fields and roadsides, at alt. 3 to 4.—Hab.
England, &c.
Veronica, Linn.
457. V. serpyllifolia, Linn.—A very small weed, with pale lilac-
coloured flowers, resembling a minute Heartsease; wild and very
common in hayfields, &e., on the high lands.—Hab. N. temperate
and arctic regions.
458. V. Anagallis, Linn.—A rather succulent sort of weed,found
wild and common along the edges of streanis of water in Sandy Bay,
Jamestown, &c. C.—Hab. N. temperate regions.
73. V erbenacej! (Vermin Family).
Aloysia, Orteg.
459. A. citriodora, Orteg.; Verbena triphylla.—Sweet-scented
Verbena ; grows cultivated in gardens to a large bush; rather com*
mon. H. L. Alt. 3-8. Bot. Mag. 367.—Hab. S. America.