MOLOPOSPERMUM 



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MONOCH^TUM 



M. cceru'lea (blue). 1-3- Purple or green. July, 



August. Britain. 

 ' Berti'ni (Bertin's). A variegated variety that 



occurred amongst seedlings. 1890. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves variegated with 



creamy-yellow. 1880. 

 va'ria (variable). See M. C^RULEA. 

 MOLOPOSPE'RMUM. (Derived from molops, a stripe, 

 and sperma, a seed. Nat. ord. Umbelliferae.) 



Hardy perennial with finely divided leaves. Seeds, 

 divisions. Ordinary soil. 

 M. cicuta'rium (Cicuta-like). 3-5. Whitish. Mountains 



of Middle and S. Europe. 1596. 

 peloponnesi'acum(Peloponnesa.n). SeeM. CICUTARIUM. 



MO'LTKIA. (Named after Count Moltke, a Danish 

 noble. Nat. ord. Borageworts [Boraginaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Echium.) 



Hardy herbaceous and shrubby perennials. Division 

 of the plant in spring ; rich, sandy loam. 

 M. cceru'lea (blue), i. Blue. April. Persia. 1829. 

 petra'a (rock). 1-2. Blue. June, July. Eastern 

 Europe. 1843. 



MOLUCCE'LLA. Molucca Balm. (From Molucca, 

 where the plants were supposed to be natives. Nat. ord. 

 Labiates [Labiate]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, i-Gymno- 

 spermia. Allied to Phlomis.) 



Hardy plants, with purple flowers, flowering in July. 

 Tubero'sa, by dividing the tubers in spring and autumn. 

 This, and also the others, which are annuals, by seed in 

 a hotbed, in spring ; potted, hardened off, and trans- 

 ferred to the flower-border in the middle of May ; sandy 

 loam. 



M. Ice.' vis (smooth), ij. Syria. 1570. " Shell Flower." 

 Marrubia strum (Marrubiastrum) . See MARRUBIUM 



LANATUM. 



spino'sa (spiny). Purple. S. Europe. 



tubero'sa (tuberous-rooted). See EREMOSTACHYS 



MOLUCCELLOIDES. 



MO'LY. A' Ilium Mo'ly. 



MOMO RDICA. (From mordeo, momordi, to bite ; in 

 allusion to the bitten appearance of the seeds. Nat. 

 ord. Cucurbitaceas.) 



Stove climbers, with ornamental fruits and seeds, 

 treated as annuals. Seeds. Loam, leaf-mould, some 

 well-decayed cow manure, and sand. 

 M. Balsami'na (Balsamina). Yellow. July, August. 



Tropics of Old World. 1568. " Balsam Apple." 

 Chara'ntia (Charantia). Yellow. July. Tropics of 



Old World. 1710. 

 chine' nsis (Chinese). Yellow. Fruits larger and 



longer than M. Charantia. China. 1893. 

 cochinchine'nsis (Cochin-China). Yellow. July. 



Trop. Asia. 



dioi'ca (dioecious). Yellow. July. India and Malaya. 

 Elate'rium (Elaterium). See ECBALIUM ELATERIUM. 

 fce'tida (fetid). Yellow. July. Trop. Africa. 

 involucra'ta (involucred). Creamy-yellow. July. 



S. Africa. 1862. 



mar tinice' nsis (Martinique). Yellow. July. Mar- 

 tinique. 1888. 



mi'xta (mixed). See M. COCHINCHINENSIS. 

 murica'ta (warted). See M. CHARANTIA. 



MONA'NTHES. (Derived from monos, one, and anthos, 

 a flower ; the flowers of the first-named species being 

 solitary. Nat. ord. Crassulaceae.) 



Greenhouse perennial succulents. Seeds, divisions or 

 cuttings. Loam, leaf-mould, finely-broken bricks, and 

 sand. 



M. atla'ntica (Atlantic). \. Yellow. Morocco. 1871. 

 mura'lis (wall). See M. ATLANTICA. 



MONA'RDA. Horsemint. (Named after N. Mon- 

 ardez, a physician of Seville. Nat. ord. Labiates 

 [Labiatae]. Linn. z-Diandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Salvia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, all natives of North 

 America. Division of the plant in spring ; common soil. 

 M. amplexicau'lis (stem-embraced). See M. BRAD- 



BURIANA. 



arista' ta (awned). See M. CLINOPODIOIDES. 



bradburia'na (Bradbury's). Pale red or white. June. 



M. citriodo'ra (lemon-scented). Purple. N.W. Amer. 

 dinopo'dia (basil-leaved). 2. Purple, white. July 



1771. 

 clinopodioi' des (Clinopodium-like). 2. Yellow. 



August. Texas. 



di'dyma (twin). 3. Scarlet. July. 1752. " Oswego 

 Tea." 



a'lba (white). White. 

 ,, kalmia'na (Kalmian). 



fistula' sa (hollow-stalked). 3. Purple. July. 1656. 

 flo' re-macula' to (spotted-flowered). 3. Rose- 

 spotted. June. 1832. 

 media (intermediate). Dark purple. 

 mo'llis (soft). 2. Lilac. July. 1656. 

 ru'bra (red). Rose-red. 

 gra'cilis (slender), ij. Purple. July. 1820. 

 menthafo'lia (mint-leaved). See M. FISTULOSA MOLLIS. 

 puncta'ia (dotted). 2. Yellow, brown. August. 1714. 

 russellia'na ( Russell's). 2. White. September. 1823. 

 MONARDE'LLA. (A diminutive of Monarda. Nat. 

 ord. Labiates or Lipworts [Labiatae]. Linn. n-Didy- 

 namia, \-Gymnospermia. Allied to Origanum.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials. Division of the plants 

 in spring ; common, sandy soil, with a little peat or 

 leaf-mould. 



M. ca'ndicans (white), i. White. California. 1853. 

 ,, macra'ntha (large-flowered), . Bright scarlet. Sep- 

 tember. California. 1877. 

 undula'ta (wavy). f. Violet. June. California. 



1848. 



MONE'SES. (From monos, solitary, and esis, desire ; 



theflowersaresolitary on thestems. Nat. ord. Ericaceae.) 



Hardy evergreen herb for a moist, shady position on 



the rockery. Plants from their wild habitat. Loam, 



plenty of leaf-mould and sand. 



M. grandifio'ra (large-flowered). J. White, with pink 

 veins. July. Northern and Arctic regions (Scot- 

 land). 

 uniflo'ra (one-flowered). See M. GRANDIFLORA. 



MONE'TIA. (Named after Monet de la March, a 

 French botanist. Nat. ord. Salvadoracea?. Linn. 4- 

 Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Now referred to Azima.) 

 M. barlerioi'des (Barleria-like). See AZIMA TETRACANTHA. 



MONEYWORT. Lysima'chia Nummula'ria. Cornisi 

 Moneywort. Sibtho'rpia europa'a. 



MONI'ZIA EDU'LIS. See THAPSIA EDULIS. 

 MONKEY-BREAD. Adanso'nia. 

 MONKEY-FLOWER. Mi'mulus. 

 MONK'S HOOD. Aconi'tum. 



MONNI'NA. (Named after Monnino, Count de Flora 

 Blanca, a Spanish patron of botany. Nat. ord. Milk- 

 worts [Polygalaceae]. Linn. ij-Diadelphia, $-Octandria. 

 Allied to Muraltia.) 



The bark of the root is used in Peru for soap, and the 

 Peruvian ladies ascribe the beauty of their hair to the 

 use of it. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Seeds in March, 

 in a gentle hotbed ; cuttings of young side-shoots iu 

 April, under a bell-glass, and kept close, but damp pre- 

 vented ; sandy peat and fibrous loam. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45- 

 M. crotalarioi' des (Crotalaria-like). 2. Purple. August 



1840. 

 ,, obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 12. Violet and white. 



June. Colombia. 1830. 

 xalape'nsis (Xalapan). Bright blue, with yellow keel. 



Mexico. 1879. 

 MONO'CERA GRANDIFLO'RA. See EL^OCARPUS 



GRANDIFLORUS. 



MONOCEZE'TUM. (From monos, one, and chaitc, 

 long flowing hair. Nat. ord. Melastomaceae.) 



Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings in sand, in bottom- 

 heat, and kept close. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 M. alpe'stre (alpine). Rich red. Mexico. 

 Bonpla'ndii (Bonpland's). 2. Pink. Trop. Amer. 



1858. 

 ,, ,, multiflo'rum (many -flowered). Rich mauve. 



Spring. 

 dicrananthe'rum (two-head-anthered). See M. HART- 



WEGIANUM. 



