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MANGROVE. See Rhizòplwra MdngU.
MANGROVK, WIIITEJ OF BRAZIL. See Avicénnia.
MANICÀRIA, GcGTÌner. From manica^ a glove ;
ill allusion to the spathe. Linn. 21, Or. 9,
Nat. Or, Palmàceoi. Tliis is a fiiio palm,
"which must ho grown in a rich loam, and can
only be increased by seeds.
sacciicra . Striped . 0, S. Talm. 80 B. Ind. . 1823
MANICOT. See Areca Mdnicot.
MANIIIOT, Plumier. The name of the plant in
Brazil. Linn. 2], Or. 7, Nat. Or. Eupliorhiàcece.
For culture and propagation, see Jdiropha.
See Janipltct,
jinóinala. . . Brown 7, S. Kv. S. 3 Brazil . . 1822
cariciefòlia . . Bl. bn. 7., S. Kv. S. 3 Brazil . . 1822
S. Ev. S. 3 S. Amor. . 1818
digitifòrmis . Bl. gn. S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1826
digitilta . .. . Bl. gli. 7, G. Ev. S. 3 Australia . 1820
diversifòlia . B l gn. 7, G. Ev. S. 3 Australia. 1822
griicilis . . . Bn.gn. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1S22
pruinósa . . Bl. bn. 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1824
BinuiXta . . . Brown 7, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1824
t e n u i f ù l i a . . Bl. bn. Q, S. Ev. S. 3 Brazil . . 1822
MXNIHOT. See Ilibtscus Mdnihot.
MANISÙRIS, Swartz. From manis, a scaly lizard,
and oiira, a tail ; referring to the appearance
of the spikes. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Graminàcem.
A curious plant, of simple culture. ,
granultiris . Apetal . 7, G. Grass. 2 E. Ind. . 1821
MANITA, or HAND PLANT. See Cheirostèmon
platanoldes.
MANNA ASH. See Òrnus rotundifòlia.
MANNA OF J EWS. See A Ihàgi maitròriim.
MANNA-SEEDS. See Glycèria fliXiians.
MANNA TRUNGE-BEEN. See Àlhàgi Maxirbrum.
MAN •ORCHIS. See Àc&ras anthropòpliora.
MANTÌSIA, Sims. Name taken from the insect
mantis; because of the resemblance of the
llowers. Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zingiheraeece.
These singular plants thrive well in a mixture
of loam, peat, and sand, and are easily increased
by dividing the roots.
s a l t a t ò r i a . . Purpl e 6, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 180S
s p a t u l à t a . . Blue . ti, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1823
MANÙLEA, Linn. From manits^ the hand ; in
allusion to tlie five divisions of the corolla.
Linn. 14-, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophulariàcece.
Handsome plants, rarely to be met with in
collections ; tliey grow well in a mixture of
peat and s^ind, or vegetable mould, and are
propagated with ease either by cuttings or
seeds. Synoiiynics : 1, Buclinera fàtida; 2,
B. capénsis; 3, B. viscosa; 4, Chcenòstoma
fdsciculàta. See Chmnóstoma.
argèntea . . Yellow 7, G. A. 1 C, G. H. 1801
Obeiriintlaus . Orange 8, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1795
cordata . . . Red . 7, G. Ev. Tr. 3 C. G. H. 1816
f e t i d a 1 . . . Whi te. 7, G. A. C. G. H. 1794
pedunculàta . Whi te. 9, G. Ev. S. i j 0. G H 1790
r h y n c h d n t h a . Yellow 9, S. Her. P. 1 0. G. H 1823
r i i b r a . . . . Red . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. 1790
tomentósa . . Yellow 8, G. Ev. S. 1 C G H 1774
villósa2 . . . Whi te. 6, G. A. 1 C. G. H. 1783
violàcea , . . Violet . 9, S. Her. P.
viscósa 3 . . Pink . 9, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H! 1774
cethiópica, aUernifòUa, capitata^ crystalline^
linifòlia 4, op)positifìlia.
MAPLE. See Acer.
MAPPA, Sprengcl. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or.
Eupliorhidcem. For culture and propagation,
see Jdtroplia.
moluccilna . Whi t e . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Moluccas . 1828
MARANTA, Linn. After B. Maranti, a Venetian
physician and botanist, who died in 1554.
Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat, Or. Marantd^cccc. A
genus of interesting plants, whicli grow well
in any light rich soil; they are readily increased
by dividing at tlie roots. M. arundinacca,
known as Arrow-root, is esteemed for the
fascula which abounds in the root, and on that
account it is collected as a delicate article of
food. Synonyme: 1, Phryniitm sanguinmm.
See Fhr^nium.
àlbo-lineàta
angustifòHa
argyrgea
aruiidinácca
bicolor . .
minor . .
cuspidüta .
divaricàta .
piu'puráscens White.
White . 7, S. Her. P. 2 Columb. 1849
Red
7 S. Her. P. 2 W. Ind. 1820
White. 7, S. Her, P. 1
W h i t e . 7, S. Her. P. 2 S.Amer. 1732
White , 7, S. Her. P.
White. 4, S. Her. P.
Yellow 7, S. Her. P. 1 S. Leone 18-22
White. 7, S. Her. P. 1J Brazil . 1818
Brazil . 1823
S.Amer. 1828
8, S. Her. P. Brazil . 1823
f a s c i a t a . . .White. 7, S. Her. P. 1
gibba . . .White. 8, S Her. P. 4 E. Ind. . 1S18
gnícilis . . . Whi te. 7, S. Her. P. 2 Guiana. 1823
índica . . . White.
S. Her. P. 2 W.ind. . 1800
liitca . . . . Gn. wt.
6, S. Her. P. 2 Caraccas 181J9
malaccénsis . Gn. wt . 12^ S. l ier. P. 2 E.Ind. . 1820
metàllica . . Pk. wht. 7, S. Her. P. 2
o b l i q u a . . .Red . 7, S. l ier. P, 2 Guiana. 1803
ornàta . , . Yellow 7, S. Her. P. 2 Colunib. 1849
p a r d i n a . . . Whi te. 7, S. Her. P. 2
petiolàta . .Red . 7, S. Her. P. 1 Guiana. 1818
rósea-lineàta . Whi te. 7, S. Her. V. 2 Columb. 1S49
sanguínea 1
sylvática .
Tónchat .
variegata
. Wt.crm. 6, S. Her. P. 4 .1850
. Yellow 7, S. Her. P. 2 W.lnd. . 1800
. Red •. 7, S. Her. P. 6 E. Ind. . 1819
. Whi te. 7, S. Her. P. 1 S.Amer. 1825
Warscewiczii . Yellow 6, S. Her. P. 2 G.Amer.
MARANTICE^ , or MARANTS. These plants
greatly re.semble Ginger-worts {Zingiberacece)
in their habits, but are all destitute of aroma.
To this order belongs arrow-root {Maranta
arundinacea), the Indian shot {Cannct), and
other well-known stove herbaceous plants.
MARATTIA, Swartz. In honour of J. F. Maratti,
of Yallombrosa in Tuscany, a writer upon
ferns. Linn. 24, Or. 1, ISTat. Or. Polypodiacem.
These ornamental ferns grow well in loam and
peat, and are increased by dividing the roots,
or by seeds.
aUta . . . Brown . 8, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1798
élegans . . Bn. yel. 8, S. Ev. S. i j Norfolk I.
l}»vis . . . Bu. yel, 8, S. Her. P. 2 Jamaica . 1793
cicutsefólia . Bn. yel. 8, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1842
MARATTIACE^ , See Danoiácece.
MARCÉSCENT, permanent; when withered not
Mling off.
MARCÍ^TIA, Be Candolle. Named after Dr.
Marcet of Geneva, a chemist, who was the
author of a curious paper concerning the effect
of poisons on plants. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Melastorndbcece. Curious little plants, requiring
warm greenhouse treatment, and increased by
cuttings. A soil composed of one half leafmould,
one fourth peat, and one fourth sand,
seems to suit them best, but they are considered
difTicnlt to manage. Synonyme: 1,
Rhéxia decussáta.
andícola . . Hose . . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Venezuela
decussáta 1 . Pink . . 9, S. De. S. 2 Brazil . 1840
excoriata . . Pksh. wt. 6, S. Ev. S. 2 S, Amer. 1843
MAR 357 MAR
MARCGRÀVIA, lÁnn. In honour of George
Marcgrave, a German, who published a Natural
History of Brazil in 1718. lAnn. 3, Or.
1, Nat. Or. Marcgraviàcece. This is a genus
of curious shrubby, creeping plants ; they are
found adhering by their libres to the trunks of
trees, though they are not strictly parasitical.
They are well suited for covering the walls or
rafters of stoves. They grow in turfy loam
and peat ; and cuttings root in sand, under a
glass, in heat.
coriácea . . Whi t e 5, S. Ev. S. 20 Guiana . . 1820
piota . . . Green 6, S. Cr. S. 20 Guiana . . 1827
u m b e l l a t a . Whi t e 6, S, Ev. S. 20 W. Ind. , . 1792
MARCGRAVIICE^ , or MARGRAVIADS. These
are all handsome and very curious shrubs and
small trees ; they bear curious little pitchers,
the ])urpose of which is not understood.
MARCHANTÍA, Corda. In honour of Nicholas
Marcliant, a French botanist. Linn. 24, Or.
6, Nat. Or. Marchantiàcece. Creeping plants,
with green, cellular, fleshy fronds, spreading
over the surface of the ground in moist places
— andrògyna^ cònica, hf^misphwrica, irrigua,
polymòrpìia.
MARCHANTIÀCEÌE, or LXVER-WORTS. These are
plants of a leathery construction, growing on
the ground or on trees in damp shady places
in all climates.
MARE'S-TAIL. See Ilipphris.
MARGARITACEOUS, pearl-bearing..
MARGIN, edge or border.
MARGINATED, having a border.
MARGOSA-TREE. See Mèlia Azedardclita.
MARGYRICÀRPUS, Ruiz and Pavon. From margaron^
a pearl, and harpas^ a fruit ; resemblance
of the fruit. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Sanguisorhàcece. This is I'ather a pretty plant,
growing well in sandy peat, and increased by
cuttings in sand, under a glass, in heat.
sctòsus Green . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Peru 1829
MARIALVA, I)e Candolle. Named after a Portuguese
botanist. Linn. 13, Or. 5, Nat. Or.
Chosidcem. This fme tree thrives in a mixture
of loam, peat, and sand, and ripened cuttings
will grow in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme
: 1, Tovdmita guianinsis.
guian^nsis 1 . Green . 6, ,S. Ev. S. 12 Guiana . 1827
MARIANTIIUS, Linlc. Derivation of the word
unknown, but Dr. Graham suggests that it
may have been dedicated to the Virgin Mary,
on account of the pure whiteness of the flowers
of the first-discovered species. Linn. 5, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. Pittosporaceai. Elegant little plants,
with long slender branches, bearing a profusion
of pleasing blue flowers in dense clusters.
They should be trained to wire balloons, or
circular-shaped trellis, in preference to rafters ;
they seem to thrive best in a mixture of loam,
heath-mould, and sand, and cuttings of the
young wood strike fi-eely in sand. Synonyme :
1, Campylanthera ¿legans.
coeriilea . . . Blue . 4, G. De. CI. 6 Swan R. 1840
p u n c t a t u s . . Wht . bl. 4, G. De. CI. 6 Swan R. 1840
fruticbsus 1 . Blue . 4, G. De. CI. 6 Swan R. 1841
MARICA, Schreher, From maraino, to become
flaccid ; in allusion to the flowers. Linn. 3,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. IridAccm. Very beautiful and
curious plants, delighting in a mixture of
loam, peat, and sand, and increased by dividing
the roots, or by seed, which ripens in
abundance. Synonyme : 1, Cipùra Northiàna
cceléstis. See Bohàrtia, Sisyrinclúum, an d
EU'uilierìne,
ccertilea . . Blue . 5, G. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1818
cceléstis 1 . Blue . 6, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1829
gracilis . . Yl.blue 8, G. Iler. P. Brazil . 1830
hhmilis . . Yellow 6, G. Her. P. J Brazil . 1823
l ù t e a . . . Yellow 4, S. Her. P. ^ Brazil . 1840
, longifòlia. . St r iped 8, S. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1830
martìnicénsis Yellow 6, G. Iler. P. 2 Martinico 1782
Northiàna . Yellow 6, G. Her. P. 3 Brazil . 1789
paludósa . . Whi t©. 7, S. Aq. P. 1 Guiana . 1792
Sabhii . . . Yellow 8, G. Her. P. 2 St.Thms. 1822
sémi-apérta . Yellow 0, G. Her. P. Brazil , 1820
MARIGOLD. See Caléndula.
MARÍLA, Persoon. From marile, live embers
or sparks. Yellow fringe round the seeds, and
transparent dots and lines on the leaves. Linn.
13, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Ternstrómiàcec^. It will
thrive in a mixture of loam, sand, and heathmould,
and is propagated by half-ripened cuttings
planted in sand, under a hand-glass, in
heat.
racemósa . Yel. grn. 8, S. E v. S. 2 W. Indies . 1827
MARÍSCUS, Vctlil. From the Celtic word mar,
signifying a marsh ; in allusion to the plants
growing in marshes. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Cyperàcece, Curious stove plants, growing in
a , loamy soil well supplied with water, and increased
by dividing the roots,
aggregátus . Apetal 6, S. Grass. , 1 S.Amer. 1822
conHéxus . . Apetal 7, S. Grass. . I J Brazil . 1819
capillaris . . Yl. bn. 7, S. Her. Aq. 1 Trinidad 1824
clatus . . , Apetal 7, S. Grass. . 2^ E. Ind. . 1805
r e t r o M c t u s , Yl. pr. 6, H. Her. Aq. 1 N.Amer. 1827
umbellàtus . Apetal 7, S. Grass. . E. Ind. . 1789
lévis, ovulàris, paniceiis.
MARJORAM. See Origamim.
MARJORUM. See Majoràna.
MÀRLEA, Roxburgh. From Marliya, the Bengalese
name of the plant, Linn, 8, Or. 1,
Nat. Or. AlangiàcecB. A pretty plant, succeeding
in peat and loam ; and cuttings of the
half-ripened wood root readily in sand, under
a glass.
begoniaìfòlia . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. 4 ^Gihina ,
MARMALADE BOX. See Qeiúpa esculènta,
MÀRMELOS. See ^ g l e Màrmelos.
MAROQUIN, or MOROCCO LEATHER, used formerly
to be prepared with materials principally
obtained from MesembrydnthemK/in nodiflorum.
MARRUBIÁSTRUM. See Leonürus Marrubidstrum
and MoluccéMa Marrubiástrum.
MARRÌJBIUM. From mccrrob, a Hebrew word,
signifying a bitter juice ; in allusion to the
extreme bitterness of the plants. Linn. 14,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamicicece. Any common
garden soil will suit these plants, and they are
readily increased by divisions of the roots, or
by seeds. Synonymes : 1, M. affine ; 2, M,
créticum; 3, M, ápulum. See Beringèria.
Alyssnm . . . Purp. 7, H. Her. P. l i Spain . 1597
astracánicura . Pa. p r . 7, PI. Her. P. 1J Levant . 1816
candidissimum . Whi t e 7, H. Her. P. 3 Levant. 1732
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