254 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



MELITTIS. Bastard Balm. [Lamiaceae.] Hardy herba- 

 ceous perennials, of easy culture, propagated by division, 

 and growing in ordinary garden soil. They are rather pretty. 



M. grandiflora (large-flowered) ; hardy perennial ; I foot ; 

 flowers creamy-white and red, in May ; England. M. melisso- 

 phyllum (balm-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers pale 

 reddish-purple, in June ; England. 



MENIOCUS. [Cruciferae.] Hardy annual. Common soil. 

 Increased by seeds. 



M. linifolius (flax-leaved) ; hardy annual ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 yellow, in July ; Caucasus; 1717. 



MENISPERMUM. Moon-seed. [Menispermacese.] The genus 

 contains one or two hardy deciduous climbers, with orna- 

 mental foliage. 



M. Canadense (Canadian) ; hardy climber ; 20 feet ; flowers 

 white, in June ; North America ; 1691. M. Carolinum (Caroli- 

 nian), otherwise called Cocculus Caroltnus, is not hardy in the 

 Northern States. M. lobatum is a variety of Canadense. 



MENTHA. Mint. [Lamiaceae.] A genus of hardy her- 

 baceous perennials, thriving in any soil, and increased by 

 division. There are some twenty species, of little horticul- 

 tural importance. 



MENTZELIA. [Loasaceae.] Half-hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennials and annuals. Soil, sandy loam and peat. Increased 

 by cuttings in sand, in a hot-bed, or by seeds in a slight 

 heat. 



M. azpera (rough) ; hardy annual ; 18 inches ; flowers yellow, 

 in July ; America ; 1733. M. stipitata (stalked-flowered) ; half- 

 hardy perennial ; 2 feet ; flowers yellow, in September ; Mexico ; 



MENYANTHES. Buck-bean. [Gentianaceae.] Hardy aqua- 

 tic perennial. Moist boggy soil, or in shallow water. In- 

 creased by division. 



