MENONVILLEA 



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MERENDERA 



MENONVILLEA. (Named after T. de Menonville, a 

 French naturalist. Nat. ord. Crucifers [Cruciferae]. 

 Linn. is-Tetradynamia.) 



Hardy annual. Seeds ; common garden soil. 

 M. ftlifo'lia (thread- leaved), i. Greenish-white. August. 

 Chili. 1836. 



ME'NTHA. Mint. (Mentha is the Latin name of the 

 herb. Nat. ord. Labiates, or Lipworts [Labiatae]. Linn. 

 14-Didynantia, \-Gymnospermia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, purple-flowered, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. Division of the plant or 

 roots in spring and autumn the first period is the best 

 in stiff, clayey soils ; common garden soil. 

 M. alopecuroi'des (Alopecurus-like). See M. SYLVESTRIS 



ALOPECUROIDES. 



aqua'tica (aquatic). The varieties are the forms of the 



" Water Mint." 

 citra'ta (citron-scented). 1-2. August. England. 



" Bergamot Mint." 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). 1-2. Very hairy. August. 



Britain. The typical or common form. 

 subgla'bra (nearly smooth). 1-2. Nearly smooth. 



August. Britain. 



arve'nsis (field). }. August. Britain. " Corn Mint." 

 austra'lis (southern), i. Purple. Australia. 

 balsa' mea (balsam-scented). See M. SUAVIS. 

 bla'nda (mild). 2. White. September. Nepaul. 



1824. This is Elsholtzia incisa. 



canade'nsis (Canadian), i. August. N. Amer. 1800. 

 glabra'ta (smoothed), i. July. N. Amer. 1800. 

 citra'ta (citron-scented). See M. AQUATICA CITRATA. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet), i. Scarlet. July. E. Ind. 1823. 

 cri'spa (crisped). See M. VIRIDIS CRISPA. 

 dofcM'nca(Dahurian). \. Red. July. Siberia. 1818. 

 denta'ta (toothed). See M. GENTILIS. 

 glabra'ta (smoothed). See M. PIPERITA. 

 ge'ntilis (related), x. Purple. August. England. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated with 



yellow. 



gra'cilis (graceful), i-ij. August. England. 

 cardi'aca (stomach), 1-1$. August. England. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). See M. AQUATICA HIRSUTA. 

 inca'na (hoary). See M. SYLVESTRIS CANDICANS. 

 lavandula'cca (lavender-leaved). See M. SYLVESTRIS. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). See M. SYLVESTRIS. 

 piperi' ta (pepper). 2. August. England. "Pepper- 

 mint." 



pratt'nsis (meadow). See M. GENTILIS. 

 Pule'gium (pennyroyal). J. August. Britain. 



" Penny-royal." 

 Requie'ni (Requien's). A- Lilac. August. Corsica. 



1829. 

 rotundifo'lia (round-leaved), i J-2. August. Britain. 



" Apple Mint." 



ru'bra (red). 1-4. August. England. 

 salicfna (vrillow-leaved). S. Africa. 

 sati'va (cultivated). The varieties are the forms of this. 

 paludo'sa (marsh). i$-2. Upper whorls forming 



a spike. August. Britain. 



riva'lis (river-bank). iJ-2. August. Britain. 

 subgla'bra (subglabrous). 1^-2. Nearly smooth. 



August. Britain. 



spica'ta (spiked). See M. VIRIDIS. 

 sua'vis (sweet). Red. July. France. 

 sylve'stris (wild), ii-2. August. Britain. " Horse 



Mint." 

 alopecuroi'des (Alopecurus-like). iJ-2. August. 



England. 

 ca'ndicans (whitish). iJ-2. Leaves felted with 



grey hairs. 



vi'ridis (green). 2. August. Britain. " Spearmint." 

 cri'spa (curled). 2. July. 1807. 



MENTZELIA. (Named after G. Mentzel, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Loasads [Loasaceae]. Linn. iz-Ico- 

 sandria, i-Monogynia. Includes Bartonia of Sims.) 



Easily raised from seed, and stipita'ta from shoots in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat ; sandy loam and peat. 

 M. a'spera (rough). 2. Yellow. July. N.W. Amer. 



1733. Hardy annual. 

 Barto'nia (Bartonia). See M. LINDLEYI. 

 bartonioi 'des (Bartonia-like). See M. GRONOVI/EFOLIA. 

 gronoyicefo'lia (Gronovia-leaved). i. Sulphur-yellow, 

 white beneath. Summer. Mexico. 1849. Annual. 



M. hi'spida (hispid). ij. Yellow. Mexico. 1820. 



Perennial. 



Icevicau'lis (smooth-stemmed), i. Yellow. Cali- 

 fornia. 1890. Annual. 

 Lindle'yi (Lindley's). iJ-2. Golden yellow. July. 



California. 1834. Annual. 

 ,, loba'ta (lobed). Mexico. Annual. 

 nu'da (naked). iJ-2. White. July. N. Amer. 1811. 



Biennial. 

 ,, oligospe'rma (few-seeded), ij. Rich orange. July. 



Louisiana. 1812. Perennial. 

 orna' ta (adorned), i. White. July. N. Amer. 1811 



Annual. 

 stipita'ta (stained-flowered). 2. Yellow. October. 



Mexico. 1835. Hardy herbaceous perennial. 

 MENYA'NTHES. Buck Bean, Bog Bean. (Frommen, 

 a month, and anthos, a flower ; the time of duration. Nat. 

 ord. Gentianworts [Gentianaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Villarsia.) 



Hardy perennial aquatics. Division of the plant, and 

 by seed in spring ; moist situation. 

 M. Cri'sta-ga'lli (Cock's-crest). 1-2. Yellow. April. 



N.W. Amer. 



,, exalta'ta (tall). See VILLARSIA PARNASSIFOLIA. 

 ,, i'ttdica (Indian). See LIMNANTHEMUM INDICUM. 

 nymphaoi' des (Nymphaea-like). See LIMNANTHEMUM 



PELTATUM. 



,, ova'ta (egg-shaped). See VILLARSIA OVATA. 

 sarmento'sa (trailing). See VILLARSIA RENIFORMIS. 

 trifolia'ta (three-leaved), i. White. July. Britain. 

 ,, ,, america'na (American). i. Pale red. July. 



N. Amer. 1818. 



MENZIE'SIA. (Named after A. Menzies, surgeon and 

 naturalist to the expedition under Vancouver. Nat. 

 ord. Heathworts [Ericaceas]. Linn. 8-Octandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia. Allied to Andromeda.) 



Chiefly by layers early in autumn, and by cuttings 

 under a hand-light ; sandy peat, with a little loam. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 

 M. ere' eta (upright), i. Red. April. Siberia. 

 ferrugi'nea (rusty). J. Brown. May. N. Amer. 1811. 

 ,, glabe'lla (smooth). Purple. N.W. Amer. 1888. 

 ,, globula'ris (globular- flowered). . Brown. May. 



N. Amer. 1806. 



,, penta'ndra (five-anthered). 3. Greenish-white. 

 Japan. 1909. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



M. cezru'leus (sky-blue). See BRYANTHUS TAXIFOLIUS. 

 empetrifo'lia (Empetrum-leaved). See BRYANTHUS 



EMPETRIFORMIS. 



empetrifo'rmis (Empetrum-like). See BRYANTHUS 



EMPETRIFORMIS. 



,, polifo'lia (Polium-leaved). See DABOCIA POLIFOLIA 



and its varieties. 



,, taxifo'lia (yew-leaved). See BRYANTHUS TAXI- 

 FOLIUS. 



MERCURY. (Chenopo' 'dium Bo'nus-Henri'cus.) This 

 perennial plant is known by the various names of 

 Angular-leaved Goosefoot, English Mercury, or Allgood, 

 Good Henry, Good King Henry, and Wild Spinach. In 

 many parts of Lincolnshire, as about Boston, it is culti- 

 vated to use as spinach ; the young shoots are also 

 peeled, boiled, and eaten as asparagus. Sow the seed 

 in March but in October is better in a well-manured 

 bed, prepared as for asparagus ; in the middle of Sep- 

 tember plant the seedlings, during rainy weather, in a 

 similar bed, in rows a foot apart each way. Hoe fre- 

 quently, and use the shoots or tops as required. Dress 

 the beds with manure the same as for asparagus ; they 

 will continue in production many years. 



This must not be mistaken for Mercuria'lis, or Mercury, 

 one of our common hedge-weeds ; for this is poisonous. 

 Mercuria'lis is a dioecious plant, and belongs to the Nat. 

 ord. Spurgeworts ; but the Chenopo' dium belongs to the 

 Nat. ord. Chenopods, and to the Linnaean class and order 

 Pentandria Monogynia. 



MERENDE'RA. (The Spanish name for Colchicum. 

 Nat. ord. Liliaceae.) 



Hardy bulbous plants. Offsets and seeds. Light rich, 

 well-drained soil. 



