i 4 4 BOTANICAL NAMES ^ 



"grana" (seeds); from its many seeds. Eng. 

 name " Allseed." Second bot. name. 



Militaris (mil-i-tar-is). L. adj., "military"; because 

 the flower is supposed to be like a helmet. Second 

 bot. name. 



Mimulus (mim-u-lus). G. " Mimos " (a mimic). Bot. 

 name for a group. 



Miniatum (min-i-a-tum). L. adj., "covered with red 

 lead"; i.e., of a dingy red colour. Second bot. 

 name. 



Minor (mi-nur). L. adj., " smaller." 



Minimus (min-e-mus). L. adj., " smallest." Both of 

 these very common second bot. name for various 

 plants. 



Mint. Eng. for Mentha (which see). 



Minus (mi-nus). L. adj., "less." Second bot. name 

 for plants of different families. 



Mistletoe (miz-zl-to). A.S. " Mistel-tan " ; i.e., " mis- 

 tel " (birdlime); " tan " (a twig). Eng. name for 

 a group and family. 



Mite. 



Mitis (mi-tis). L. adj., " mild or mellow." Second bot. 

 name. 



Mithridate (mith-re-date). Name given by herbalists 

 to a compound of some 70 herbs, which was a sup- 

 posed antidote to all poisons. It gets its name 

 from Mithridatis, King of Pontus, who is credited 

 with its discovery. Plants used in making the mix- 

 ture are known as Mithridate. 



Mixta (miks-ta). L. adj., " intermingled." A second 

 bot. name applied by some botanists to a plant 

 thought to be not quite pure, but a variety of some 

 other. 



