FOKEIGN PLANTS 157 



Marjoram, Sweet — . Origanum vulgare (Jjah.). Eur. 



Marty 'nia (Pedaliac). M. prohoscidea. Mexico. 



Marvel of Peru. Mirahilis longiflora (Nyctagin). S. Amer. 



Mauritius hemp v. Fourcroya. 

 „ -thorn. Caesalpinia sepiaria. (Legum.) S.E. Asia. 



May (English) = Hawthorn. In S.A. : Spiraea (v. part I.). 



Medlar. Mespilus germanica (Rosac). C. Eur. 



Meïiïot (part I.). 



Melon V. Gourds. 



Michaelmas daisy. Aster Amellus, etc. (Comp.). Eur. 



Mignonette. Reseda odorata (Resedac). Egypt. 



Millet. Panicum miliaceum (Gram.). India. 



Mi'mulus ( Scrophular. ) . M. luteus. Chili. 



Mint. (D. Munt). Mentha piperita. (Labiatae) perhaps a 

 form of M. aquatica. Eur. 



Monkey-nut = Pea-nut. 



Montbre'tia = Section of Aristea (indigenous). 



Moon flower. Datura suaveolens (Solanac.) Mexico. 



Monste'ra (Araceae). M. deliciosa. Mexico. 



Morning glory. Pharhitis hispida (Ipomoea purpurea) 

 (Convolvul.) S. Amer. 



Mothcatcher. Araujia sericifera* (from Brazil). As in other 

 asclepiads each stamen of the flower is provided with a 

 split gland, in which a foot or the proboscis of a visiting 

 insect may become jammed. Strong insects pull the gland 

 out and free themselves in this way, but smaller moths 

 are unable to do so and perish. 



Mulberry. Morus alha (West. China) and M. nigra (Persia). 

 Moraceae. 



Mullein v. Verbascum. 



Mustard. Brassica alha (Crucif.). Eur. 



Mj^rtle. Myrtus communis (Myrtac). S. Eur. 

 „ (Australian — ). Leptospermum laevigatum. (Myrt.). 

 S. Austral. 



Naartje v. Citrus. 



Nandi'na (Berberid.) 2V. domestica. The Japanese Lucky 



bush. 

 Narcis'sus (Amaryllid.). N. poeticus. Medit. 

 Nastur'tium == Tropaeolum. 

 Nectarine, a variety of peach, q.v. 

 Nemo'phila (Hydrophyllac). N. insignis. California. 

 Nepeta v. Kattekruid (part I). 



New Zealand flax. Phormium tenaco. (Liliac). New Zeal. 

 Nicotiana (Solanac). N. alata (N. affinis). Brazil. 



