NAMES OP PLANTS. 145 



Mil'ium, Pliny. From L., mille, a thousand ; on account 

 of its fertility. '' The Latin name for the true Millet 

 misapplied." — Dr. Hooker, ' Student's Flora.' 



Mim'ulus, Linneus. L., iniiiiy mimic; hence Monkey 

 Flower. 



M(en'chia. Named in honour of Conrad Moench, Professor 

 of Botany at Hesse Cassel. 



Molin'ia. Named in honour of the Kev. Juan Ignazio 

 Molina, who wrote an account of the Natural History 

 of Chili, published in 1782, and died in 1829. 



Mone'ses. G., mon, alone; on account of the solitary 

 flowers and combined petals. 



Monot'ropa, Linneus. G., mon, one, and trepo, I turn ; the 

 flowers all turning one way. 

 Hypop'itys, Dillenius. From G., hypo, under, or about, 

 and pitys, a Fir-tree ; the plant grows in Fir woods. 



Mon'tia. Named in honour of Guiseppe Monti, Professor 

 of Botany and Natural History at Bologna, who died 

 there in 1760. 



Mulge'dium. From L., mulgeo, I milk; on account of its 

 milky juice. 



Mus'cARi, Clusius. Late L. muse, musk ; on account of the 

 scent yielded by one species. 



Myoso'tis, Dioscorides. G., myos, mouse's, and ot, ear; 

 from the shape of the leaves. 



Myosu'eus, Dodonseus. G., m^/os, mouse's, and oura, tail; 

 from the elongated spike of the seed vessels, re- 

 sembling a mouse's tail. 



Myei'ca, Theophrastus. G. name for Tamarisk. 



Ga^le, Bauhin. The Myrtus brabantica of Dodonseus and 

 Gerard. Gerard caUs it in English Sweet Willow, or 

 Gaule, and gives the Dutch name as Gagel. Gale 

 seems to be an altered form of the word. It is now 

 called Gall, or Gall-bush, in Scotland. 



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