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GLOSSARY OF GENERIC AXD SPECIFIC NAMES. 



Mentzelia, 

 Mertensia, 



Dr. C. Mentzel. 



Prof. F. C. Mertens, of Bre- 



Mesembryanthemu^i, middav-flower. 



MiCRANTHUS, small-flowered. 



MiCROCEPHALUM, small-headed. 



MiCROCARPUS, small-fruited. 



MiCROMERiA, small-part. 



MiMULUS, ape; mimic. 



MiNEATUS, vermilion-colored. 



Minimus, smallest. 



Minor, smaller. 



MoDESTUS, modest. 



MoLLUGO, the Latin name. 



MoNTANUS, mountain. 



MoNARDELLA, little Monarda, a genus 



named for Nicholas Monardes, a writer 



on medicinal plants. 

 MoscHATUS, musky. 

 MuHLENBERGii, Dr. H. Muhlenberg, an 



American botanist. 

 MuiLLA, Allium reversed. 

 MuLTiCAULis, many-stemmed. 

 MuRiCATUS, rough, with hard points. 

 Myrtifolius, myrtle-leaved. 



Nanus, dwarf. 



Nemerosa, w^ood; forest. 



Nemophila, grove-lover. 



NicoTiANA, John Nicot, who introduced 



tobacco into Europe. 

 NiTEUS, beautiful; bright. 

 NiTiDUM, shining. 

 NuDiCAULE, naked-stemmed. 

 NuDUS, naked. 

 NuTTALLiA, Thomas Nuttall, botanist and 



ornithologist. 



Obtusifolia, blunt-leaved. 

 OcELLATA, spotted witli little eyes. 

 OccrDENTALis, wcstem. 



OENOTHERA, vrine - sucker (roots cause 



thirst). 

 Officinalis, medicinal. 

 Orbicularis, round. 

 Oregana, Oregon. 

 Orthocarpus, erect-fruit. 

 OvATA, egg-shaped (leaves). 

 OxYCARPUM, sharp-fruited. 

 Oxycaryum, sharp-nut. 



Pjsonia, the ancient name. 



Pacifica, Pacific. 



Palustris, swamp; marsh. 



Papillosus, warty. 



Parviflorus, small-flowered. 



PARViFOLirs, small-leaved. 



Patagonica, Patagonian. 



Paucisecta, few-lobed. 



Pectocarya, comb-toothed nut. 



Pedatus, foot-shaped. 



Pedicularis, from pediculus, a louse. 



Peltatum, shield; shield-shaped. 



Penduliflora, hanging flower; drooping- 



flower. 

 Penicillata, brush-like. (Stigma wath a 



tuft of hairs). 

 Pentstemon, five stamens. 



Perfoliata, perfoliate (the stem growing 

 through the leaf). 



Pharnaceoides, Ginseng-like. 



Philajdelphus, Philadelphus, a King of 

 Egypt. 



PiCTA, painted; colored. 



Pilosissiivia, most-hairy. 



PiNNATA, pinnate; feather-like. 



PiRUS, old Latin name of the pear tree. 



Platystemon, flat-stamen. 



Platystigma, flat-stigma. 



Pluriflora, many-flowered. 



PoGOGYNE, bearded-pistil. 



