I
MIM M I R
much so as M. pndica; they ave, on that account,
well worth cul t ivat ing. The y grow well in loam
and peat , with a litt e sand j and cut t ings of the
young wood will root in sand, under a glas s . Th e y
may also be increased by seeds.
nbstC-rgfns .
S. Ev.
S. E. Ind.
1820
asperûul .
White .
6, S. Ev.
S. W. Ind.
1823
Barclayrtnñ
S. Ev. S.
1B24
canêscêna .
Wliite .
6, S. Ev. S. Guinea .
1822
CÄstä . .
1'h. yel.
7, S. Ev. S. S.i^mer.
17^11
dôrmïuriB .
While .
6, S. Ev. S
S. Amer.
181.8
ferrugìiiéìi .
S. Ev. S
E. Ind. .
1818
floribündä .
Piuk .
6, S. Ev. S.
Cumnna
1824
hispldiilá .
Pa. red
a, S. Ev. S,
S. Amer.
1820
liitispinösil .
White.
y, s . Ev. s,
Madagascar 1823
marginñtil .
Pink
G. Ev. S,
Mexico . .
«licrocöpliillil
Red .
C, S. Ev. S. Orinoco
. . 1 8 2 0
obtusiföuil .
Purple
S. Brazil
. . 1816
polyiáct^lil
Purple
Guiana
. . 1822
piidibûnda .
Pa. red
Bahia
. . 1818
pudícü . .
White .
A.
Brazil
. . 1638
rubicailirs .
Pa. vel.
E. Ind. ,.
. 1799
seHsilîvil ,
Ev, S.
Pink .
Mrazil ,.
. 1648
Btipuliltû
E. Ind. ,.
. 1831
strigósi , «
S. Amer
vìscida, . .
Brazil ,
Tivil .
1818
1825
1739
S. Ev,
6, S. Ev. S
S. Ev. S
6, S
6, S
6, S. Ev,
S. Ev,
Purple . 6, S. Ev,
Red . . S. Ev,
Purple . 8, S. Her. P. Jamaica
Mimu l u s , Linn. F r om mimo, an a p e or a c t o r ; so
named because of the r ingent corollas of the species.
Linn. 14, Or . 2, N a t . Or . Scrophulariacefe. Mo s t of
these plants are showy, and worth cul t ivat ing,
par t icular ly the hardy-herbaceous kinds , which
are so well suited for ornament ing flower-borders;
they^ thr ive in any common ga rden soil, and are
readily increased by divisions of the roots, or by
seeds. T h e greenhouse and f r ame species will
.^row well in l ight rich soil, and may be increased
3y cut t ings in the s ame kind of soil, under a gl a s s .
The seeds of the annual kinds may be sown where
the plants are intended to remain. T h e l e ave s of
M. guttatus are eatable as salad. Synonymes : 1.
M. propinquus. 2. M. luteus . 3. M, . Hodsoni.
alätüa . . . . Li. blue . 7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1783
andïcôKis. . . Yellow . 5, H. Her, , P Chile . . 1831
cnrdiiialïs. . . Red . . 6, H. Her. P. California . 18-35
floribündüs . . Yellow . 8, H. A. N. Amer. . 1826-
glabratûs, 1 . . Yellow . 6, H. Her. P. Mexico . . 1827
gutcätu«, 2 . . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P, N. Amer. . 1812
Harrisoniänüs . Yellow , .8, H. Her. P. ling-, liyb.
lanätüs . . . YelLow .. 6, F. Her. P. N. Amer. 1826
Lewian . . . Pa. pur. .. 8, H. Her. P. Missouri . 1824
lütéüs . . . . Ye.fcw , .7, H. Her. P. Chile . . 1826
rivulârïs . . Yellow , .7, H. Her. P. Chile . . 1826
Wilsônï . . Yel. spot. , . 7, H. Her. P. Hybrid . . 1836
Youngânùs . Yel. spot.. 7, H. Her. P. Chile . . 1833
moschätüs . Yellow .. 8, H. Her. Cr. Columbia . 1826
parviflOrûs . . Yellow , H. A. Chile .
N. An^er.
Hybrid .
. 1824
ringen s . Li. blue . 7, H. Hor. P.
. 1759
roseo-cardinális 3 Red . . , 8, H. A.
. 1837
rôséûs . . . . Rose . . 8, F. Her. P. California . 1831
Smith n . . . Yellow 6, F. Her. P. Hybrid . . 1832
variegátüs . Wht. rosy , .6, H. Her. P. Chile . . 1831
MimusOps , Linn. F r om mimo, an a p e , a n d ops, the
f a c e ; the flowers may be fancied to resemble the
face of a monkey. Linn. 8_, Or. ] , Na t . Or. Sapoiacece.
Ornamental t rees , which g row in a l ight
loamy soil, or in a mi x t ur e of loam and p e a t ; and
cut t ings of the ripened wood root wi th ease in sand,
u n d e r a g l a s s . Synonyme: 1. Achras dissecta*
cyanocarpa. . .Greenish . S. Ev. S. N. Hoil. . 1821
dissGctfi, 1 . . . S. Ev. T. S. Sea. Is. . 1804
EiengI . . . . White . S. Ev. T. E, Ind. . . 1796
hexandra . . . Yel. wht. . S. Ev. T. India . . 1804
KaukI . . . . S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . . 1796
parvifOlia . . . S. Ev. T. N. Holl. . 1 8 2 1
MiNT,_see MSntha.
Mi n u a r t i a , Letting. Af t e r J ohn Minua r t , a Spani sh
apothecary and res torer of botany in Spa in. Linn.
3, Or. 1, Na t . Or, Alsinaceis. T h e seeds of these
plant s have only to be sown in the open ground,
campeetris . . . Apetal . 6, H. A. Spain . . 1 8 0 6
dichStOma . . . Apetal . 6, H. A. Spain . . I771
montanS . . . Apetal . 6, H. A. Spain . . 1806
Mi r a b i l i s , jLmn. From miraizVii, wonde r ful ; al luding
to the flowers. Li?i7i. 5, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Nzyctaginaceo:.
F ew plant s make a more handsome
appearance when in flower, either in the greenhouse
or open border. T h e v grow well in any
l ight rich soil, and are increased by seeds. They
ma y be pl ant ed out in the open border in spr ing,
where they will do as well as in the gr e enhouso;
M I R M O E
at the approach of winter the roots mus t be taken
up, and kept dry and fr ee fr om frost.
diehòlòma . . . Yellow . 7, G., Fu. P. Mexico . . 1640
hybrldil . . . . Wliite . . 7, G,, Fu. P. . 1813
Jalápíí . . . . Red . 7, G. ,Fu. P. W. Ind. . 15Ö6
àlbà . . . .Wl i i t e. . 7, G. Fu. P. W. Ind. . 1596
flävä . . . . Yellow . 7» G. Fu. P. W. Ind. . 1596
nlbrö-älbä . . Red wht. . 7, G. Fu. P. W. Ind. . 1596
rûlirO-ilavil . . Red yel. . 7, G. Fu. 1\ W. Ind. . 1596
longiflörä . . . Wliite . . 7, G. Fu. P. Mexico . . 1759
cainéâ . . . Pink . . 8, G. Fu. P. Germany
violâcécl . . . Pink . . 8, G. Fu. P. Germany
su.TVéôlêns . . . Wliite . . 7, G. Fu. P. Mexico . 1824
Mi r b e l i a , Smith. In honour of Möns. C. F. Br i s s e au
Mi rbe l , one of the most distinguishc^i veget able
physiologists of our a g e , and director of the J a r d i n
d u R o i a t P a r i s . Lznn. 10, Or. 1, Na t . Or . Leguminos(
E. The s e are beaut iful plants when in flower,
and therefore worth a place in every greenhouse.
The i r cul ture and propagation is the same as Puliencsa,
except that the cut t ings mus t be young.
Baxter! . . . . Yellow . G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1825
dilatätil. . . . Yellow . 7, G. Ev. S. N.Holl. . 1803
granditiörä. . . Yellow . 6, G. V.v. S. N. Holl. , 1825
pungens . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. Holl. . 1824
reticulata . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S .W. . 1792
speciösä . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. N.Holl. . 1824
Mi s t l e t o e , s e e Vzscßm.
Mitchbliä, Linn. I n h o n o u r of J o h n Mi t c h e l l , M. D . ,
a physician in Vi rgini a , who described many Vi r -
gmi an plants. Linn. 4, Or. I, Na t . Or. Cinchonace(s.
Thi s plant g rows well in a peat border, or in a pot
filled with peat and sand mixed, and placed among
alpine pl ant s ; it is easily increased by separat ing
the running s tem.
rGpins. . . . White . 6, H. Her. Cr. N. Amer. . 1 7 3 1
Linn. A diminut ive of mitra, a mi t r e ; the
f rui t being somewhat mi t re- shaped. Linn. 10, Or.
2, Na t , Or. Saxifragaceoi. T h e plant s of this genus
are pret ty, and well adapted for the front of flowerborders
, or to grow on rock-work. The y grow
most luxur i ant ly in peat , and are easily increased
" " " reni-
1812
1731
1758
1818
1827
by dividing the roots
formis,
cordifoira . . . White
diphylla . . . White
niida, 1 . . . White
prostrata . . . White
trifida . . . . White
Synonyme : 1.M.
5, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
4, H. Her. P, N. Amer.
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
6, H. Her. Tr. N. Amer.
5, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
M i t e l l a , see DrummOndìà.
Mi t r a s a c mè , Labillardière. F r om mitra, a mi t r e ,
and acme, a point . Linn. 4, Or . 1, N a t . Or . Gmtianacei£.
The s e plant s grow best in about three
pa r t s sandy peat , and one of loam ; and may be increased
by seeds , whi ch should be sown as soon as
possible.
canèscèns . . . White. . 7. G. Her. P. N. S. W.
1824
polymOrpha . . White. . 6, G. . A. N. S. W,
1826
serpyllifolii . . White . . 7, G. A. N. S. W,
1826
Mi t b i f o rm, formed l ike a mi t re.
M ì t r ù l a , Fries. F r om mitra, a mi t r e . Linn. 24,
Or. 9, Nat . Or. Fungi. The s e plant s are found in
wet ditches and fir woods. Synonymes : 1. Leotia
Mitrula—AbiHis 1, minuta, uliginosa,
Mn i a r ù m, Linn. F r om mniaros, mo s s y . Linn. 1,
Or. 2, Na t . Or. Scleranthacex. Thi s plant grows in
s andy peat , and may be increased by seed,
biflonlm . . . White. . 6, G. Her. P. N. Zeal. . 1823
Mo de c c a , Jacquin. T h e Ea s t Indi an name of one of
the spe c i e s . Linn. 22, Or . 5, Na t . Or . Pass{floracecB.
The s e plants somewhat resemble Passiflora in habi t ,
but are by no means so handsome. The i r cul ture
and propagation are the same.
dubia . . . . S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. .
lobata . . . . Green . . 8, S. Ev. CI. S. Loone
trilobata . . . . 8, S. Ev. CI. E- Ind. .
tuberosa . . . . 8, S. Ev. CI. E. Ind. .
Mot ì rhìngi a . In honour of Paul Henry Ge r a rd
Moe rhing, a Ge rman phys ician and botanical autho
r , 1736. Linn. 8, Or . 2, N a t . Or . Alsinaceoi.
Ve r y handsome alpine plant s , wel l sui ted for ornament
ing rock-work, or to be grown in pots in a
mi x tur e of sand, loam, and peat ; and increased by
dividing the plant s at the root.
muscósa . . . Li. pnr. . 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . . 1 7 7 5
sedifOlia . . . Wht. sear. 6, H. Her. P. S. Eur. . 182.3
[ 208 }
1826
18Ï2
1818
1822
MO G MON
loevïs . . .
Marrubiâstïûm
tuberösö .
M O N MON
Mogiphanes , Name not explained. Linn.
5, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Amarantace(B. Thi s specics may
"be successfully grown in sand^» loam,
virgata . . . . Whitish . 9, S. B. Russia . . 1836
Mo l d a v i a n b a lm, s e e LracocS-phdlnm molddvicnm.
Mo l i n e r i a , Colladon. Af ter Ignat io Mol iner ia,
director of the botanic ga rden at Tur in. Linn, 6,
Or. 1, Na t . Or. Amaryllidacece. Thi s little plant
thr ives well in peat and loam, and is increased by
divisions.
plieata . . . . S c a r . yel. . 8, S. Her. P. Java . . 1 8 2 0
Mol inTa , Mcsnch, In honour of J . Mol ina, a wr i ter
upon Chilian plants, in 1782. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Na t .
Or. Gratnineci. We eds not worth gi-owing in any
col l e c t ion. Synonyme: 1. Melica carulea—carHlSd
1, depauverHtd.
Mo l l e , soft, pliable.
Mo l l u g o , Linn. A name applied by P h n y to a plant
supposed to be the s ame as our Galium Mollugo
given to this genus because of the resemblance of
the spe c i e s . Linn. 8, Or . 3, N a t . Or . Illecebracea.
Stove annuals of no beauty. Synonymes: X.M.dichotoma.
2. M. Lirikii—hlrtd, oppositifolid, Schrankli
], triphylld 2, verticillatd. .
Mo l o s p e rmum, Koch. F r om molops, a s t r i p e , a n d
sperma, a s e ed; the f rui t has the appearance of
being striped. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Na t . Or. Umbelliferw,
Thi s plant grows in any common soil, and is increased
by dividing at the root, or by seeds. Synonyme
. 1. Ligusticurn peloponnesiacum.
peloponnesiacum . Pa, yel. . 6, H. Her. P. Switzerl. . 1598
Mo luc c a -ba t -m, s e e MoluccHld.
Mo l u c c k l l a , Linn. T h e plants were supposed to be
nat ives of the Moluc c a I s lands . Linn. 14, Or. I,
Na t . Or. Labiatce. T h e seed of these plant s should
be sown on a hotbed in spring, and when the plants
a r e of sufficient size, they may be planted sirigly
into pots, and kept under the glas s till the end of
Ma y , when they may be planted out in a dry wa rm
border, whe r e they wi l l flower and ripen their
seeds f reely.
Pa. pnr. . 7, H. A. Svvia . . 1 5 7 0
Purple . 7, H. A. Siberia . . 1820
Pa. pur. . 7, H. Tu. P. T&rtary . 1796
Momordica, Linn. From mordeo, to bi t e ; the seeds
have the appearance of being bit ten. Linn. 21, Or.
10, Na t . Or. Cucurbitacea. Stove and f r ame twining
annual s and perennials, of neither interest nor
he&nty—Balsdmlnd, charantid, diozcd, ElatSriUm,
mixta, muricdtd, operculatd, senegalensls, tubiJlOra,
umbelldtd.
Mo n a c h a n t h u s , Lindley. F r om monachos, a mo n k ,
and anthos, a flower; in allusion to the label lum of
M. viridis, which is l ike a c owl : whence the
Eng l i sh name of the genus , Monks'-flower. Linn.
20, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Orchidaceos. Tho u gh not a
handsome genus , it is rendered ve ry interes t ing
f rom the s ingular form of the flowers. Th e y will
grow and flower wel l when t reated as the Catasetums.
diacOlOr Pa. yel. . 9, S. Epi. Demerara . 1834
fimbriatiis . . . . Grn. wht. 10, S. Epi. Pernamb. . 1837
vlridis Green . 9, S. Epi. Brazil. . .
Mo n a c h n e , Beauvois. F r om monos, one , and achne,
a g l ume . Linn. 3, Or . 2, Na t - Or. Graminem. A
stove annual , not worth cultivating—wni/a<er<zZi5.
Monade lphous , having the filaments cohering into a
tube.
Monandrous , having onlv one s tamen.
Mo nAn t h e s , Haworth. F r om monos, one , a n d anthos,
a flower. Linn. 11, Or . 7 , N a t . Or . Crassulaceoi,
Thi s may be referred to Sempervivum for culture
a n d p r o p a g a t i on. Synonyme: 1. Sempervivum monanthos.
polyphylla, 1 . . Red . . 8, G. Her. P. Canaries . 1777
Mo n a r d a , Linn. Af t e r N. Mona rda , a physician of
Sevi l l e , in the s ixteenth century. Linn. 2, Or. 1,
Na t Or. Labiatce. The s e plant s are of easy cul ture,
g rowing wel l in any common soi l ; and readi ly
increased by dividing the roots. M. aristata and
M. punctata should be grown in pots, in a mi x tur e
of peat and sand. Synonymes: 1. M. citriodora.
2. M. Kalmiana. 3. 'm. qffinis, M. altissima, M.
media, M. oblongata, M. purpurea, M. rugoaa. 4.
M. menihi^folia. 5. M. mollis.
I 209 1
aristata, 1 . . . Yellow
clinopôdïa . . . Pur. wlit.
didymà, 2 . . . Searlet
fistulosa, 3 . . . Purple
flöre-maculfttÖ, 4 Rose spot
mollis, 5 . . . Lilac .
gracilis . . . . Pxirple
punctata . . . Yel. brn.
Russellianä . . White .
8, H. Her. P. S. Amer. . 1 8 2 5
7. H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1771
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1752
7, H. Her. P.N. Amer. . 1656
6, H. Her. P. N. Orleans . 1832
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1656
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1820
8, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1 7 1 4
9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823
Mo n ema , Greville. F r om monos, one , a n d nema, a
filament; filaments s imple. lAnn. 24, Or. 7, Na t .
Or. AlgcB. The s e plant s are only to be found in the
BQB.—apicu\dtüm, Dillrv^nn, obtüsUm, quadripunctatüm.
Mo n é rma , Beauvois. F r om monos, one» a n d herma,
a s u p p o r t . Linn. 1, Or. 2, N a t . Or . Graminece.
A curious specics, growing in any soil, and^ inc
r e a s e d by s e e ds . Synonymes: 1 • Psillurus nardoides,
Rottboellia monandra.
monandrüm, 1 . . Apetal . . 7> Grass. Spain . . 3804
Mo n é t í a , L'Heritier. In honour of Monet de la
Ma r c k , a famous French botanist. Linn. 4, Or. 1,
Na t . Or. Aquifoliacece. An ornamental shrub,
growing about three feet high, and succeeding in
loam and peat , and readi ly increased by cut t ings in
sand, under a g l a s s , in a l i t t le bottom heat . Synonyme
: 1. Azima tetracantha.
barlerioídés, 1 . Green . . 7» S. ET. S. E. Ind. . . 1758
Mo n e ywo r t , s e e Dioscüréd nummuldrid.^
Mo n e ywo r t , s e e Lysiindchid nummuldrid.
Mo n e ywo r t , s e e TaverniSrd nummuldrid.
Mo n í l Í a , Persoon. F r om monile, a n e c k l a c e ; the
filaments are ar t iculated. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Na t .
Or. Fungi. Th i s fungus is found in autumn on
dead wood—antenndtd.
Moni l i t o rm, formed l ike a ne c k l a c e ; that is to say,
wi th al ternate swel l ings and contractions, r e s embl
ing a string of beads .
Mo n k b v - f l owe r , see Mimulüs.
Mo n k ' s - h o o d , s e e Acónitüm.
Monk' s -ho od, s e e Dielytrdcuculldrid.
Mo n n i e r a , Aublet. In honour of Wi l l i am le Monriier,
once professor of botanv in the J a r d i n du Ro i , a t
Pa r i s . Linn. 17, Or. ] , "Nat. Or. Rutacece. A stove
annual , of no beauty—írí/(5«á.
Mo n n i n a , Ruiz and Pavon. I n honour of Mo n n i n o ,
Count de Flo r ida Bl anc a , a Spani sh promoter of
b o t a n y . Linn. 17, Or . 3, N a t . Or . Polygalacete,
An ornamental shrub, g rowing in peat and loam,
and increased by cut t ings or seed.
ol)tu8if0lia . . . Red . . 6, G. Ev. S. Peru . . 1830
Monocotylkdonous , having only one seed-leaf or
cotyledon.
Mon(kcious, having the one sex in one fiower, and the
other in another , on the s ame plant.
Mo n o d ó r a , Bumont. F r om monos, one , a n d dora, a
s k in; in allusion to the f rui t being one-celled.
Linn. 13, Or. 6, Na t . Or. AnonacecB. Thi s plant
thr ives in a l i g h t sandy l o am; and ripened cut t ings
root in sand, under a gl a s s , in a moist heat . SynO'
nyme: Anona Myristica.
MyrlstÍGá S. Ev. S. Jamaica , .
Monope t a lous , l iaving only one petal .
MonS p s i s , Salisbury. F r om monos, one , a n d opsis, a
f a c e ; the flowers are r e gul a r , not bi labiate. Linn,
b, Or. 1, Na t . Or. Lobeliacew. Thi s lit t le plant
deserves a place in every ga rden bec ause of its
nea t , elegant , deep-blue flowers. T h e seeds should
be rai sed on a hotbed, and when the plant s are
about an inch hi gh, planted s ingly into pots, in a
mi x t ur e of peat and s a n d ; or they may be planted
out in a shel tered situation in the open border in
Ma y . Synonyme: Lobelia speculum.
congpícüS, 1 . .Bl u e . . 7, H. A. C. G. H. . 1 8 1 2
Monosepa lous , having only one sepal.
Mo n o s t a c h í a , one-spiked.
Mo n ó t ó c a , R, Brown. F r om monos, one , a n d tokos,
a bi r th; the f rui t is one-seeded. Linn. 5, Or. 1,
Na t . Or. Epacridacece. Ve ry elegant pl ant s ; for
cul ture and propagat ion, see Leucopogon. The pots
mus t be wel l drained wi th potsherds. Synonyme ;
1. Styphelia glauca»
filbá White . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1824
ellipticft . . . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. N. S. W. . 1802
P