GLOSSARY OF GENEEIO AND SPECIFIC NAMES. 



Mentzelia, Dr. C. Llentzel. 



Mertensia, Trof. F. C. Mertens, of Bre- 

 men. 



MESEirBRYANTHEMUM, middav-flower. 



MiCRANTHUS, small-flowered. 



MiCROCEPHALUM, small-headed. 



MiCROCARPUS, small-fruited. 



MiCROMERiA, small-part. 



MiMULUS, ape; mimic. 



MiNEATUS, vermilion-colored. 



Minimus, smallest. 



MiuoR, 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. 



Mm^TiCAULis, many-stemmed. 



MuRiCATUS, rough, with hard points. 



Myrtifolius, myrtle-leaved. 



Nanus, dwarf. 



Nemerosa, wood; forest. 



Nemophila, grove-lover. 



NicoTLANA, John Nicot, who introduced 



tobacco into Europe. 

 Niteus, beautiful; bright. 

 NrriDUM, shining. 

 Nubicaule, naked-stemmed. 

 NuDUS, naked. 

 NuTTALLiA, Thomas Nuttall, botanist and 



ornithologist. 



Obtusefolia, blunt-leaved. 

 OcELLATA, spotted with little.ey8B. 

 OcciDENTALis, westem. . . 



CEnothera, wine -sucker (roots cause 



thirst). 

 OinciNALis, medicinal. 

 Orbicularis, round. 

 Oregana, Oregon. 

 Orthocarpus, erect-fruit. 

 OvATA, egg-shaped (leaves). 

 OxYCARPUM, sharp-fruited. 

 OxYCARYUM, sharp-nut. 



PiEONiA, the ancient name. 



Pacifica, Pacific. 



Palustris, swamp; marsh. 



Papillosus, warty. 



Parviflorus, small-flowered. 



Parvifolius, 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 with a 



tuft of hairs). 

 Pentstemon, five stamens. 

 Perfoliata, perfoliate (the stem growing 

 through the leaf). 



Pharnaceoides, Oinseng-like. 



Philadelphus, Philadelphus, a King of 

 Egypt. 



PiCTA, painted; colored. 



PiLOSissiMA, 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. 



