MONOCHILUS 



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MONSTERA 



M. ensi'ferum (sword-bearing). See M. ALPESTRE. 



,, hartwegia'num (Hartwegian). 2. Rose. Winter. 

 Colombia. 1865. 



humboldtia'num (Humboldtian). 2-3. Rosy-purple. 

 Autumn. Venezuela. 1863. 



,, lemoinia? num (Lemoinean). 2. Rose. Winter and 

 spring. 



ni'tidum (shining), i. Pink. Colombia. 



quadrangula're (four-angled). Rose. Colombia. 1872. 



,, seri'ceum (silky). See M. BONPLANDII. 



Une'llum (slender). 1-2. Purple. October. Guate- 

 mala. 



MONOCHI LUS. (From monos, one, and cheilos, a lip ; 

 the formation of the flower. Nat. ord. Verbenas [Ver- 

 benaceae]. Linn. \\-Didynamia, z-Angiospermia. Allied 

 to Verbena.) 



Stove tuber. Division of the tubers when in a dormant 

 state ; sandy loam, a little fibrous peat, and leaf-mould. 

 Temp, when growing, 55 to 75. 



M. gloxinifo'lius (Gloxinia-leaved). White. Brazil. 

 1838. 



MONOCHO'RIA. (From monos, one, and chorizo, to 

 set apart ; one filament is often broader than the rest. 

 Nat. ord. Pontederiaceae.) 



Stove perennial herbs to be grown in shallow water or 

 mud. Divisions. Fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 M, cya'nea (blue). 2. Blue. Australia. 1883. 

 ,, hastafo'lia (halbert- leaved). 2. Blue. July. Trop. 



Asia. 1806. 



,, hasta'ta (halbert-shaped). See M. HAST.-EFOLIA. 

 vagina'lis (sheathing). 2. Blue. June to September. 



Trop. Asia and Africa. 

 Korsako'wii (Korsakow's). 1-2. Violet. 1862. 



MONOCOTYLEDONS. This is one of the two great 

 classes into which flowering plants, having their seeds 

 enclosed in a seed-vessel, are divided. They are charac- 

 terised by having their woody bundles scattered through 

 the ground tissue, and the stem does not lengthen till 

 the leaves are as large and numerous as they will ulti- 

 mately be, consequently the stem rarely thickens after 

 this base or foundation has been formed in the woody 

 species. New closed fibro-vascular bundles are formed, 

 while the base is thickening, so that there is no continuous 

 cambium and no bark as in a Dicotyledon. The leaves 

 are parallel veined in most cases, and the flowers have 

 their parts in threes or multiples of three, and the 

 embryo has only one cotyledon ; hence the name of the 

 class, Monocotyledons. Lilies, Irises, Amaryllis, Orchids, 

 sedges, and grasses are familiar examples. 



MONODO'RA. (From monos, one, and dora, a hide 

 or skin ; in allusion to the one-celled fruit. Nat. ord. 

 Anonaceae.) 



Stove trees rarely seen outside of botanic gardens. 

 Cuttings of ripened wood in sand, in a close case with 

 bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 M. grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). Trop. Africa. B.M., 



t. 7260. 



Myri'stica (Myristica). 8-20. Yellow, spotted with 

 purple, white. Trop. Africa. 1843. " Calabash 

 Nutmeg." 



,, tenuifo'lia (slender leaved). Trop. Africa. 

 MONOGRA'MME. (From monos, one, and gramme, 

 writing ; referring to the spore, or seed-cases. Nat. ord. 

 Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, i-Filtces.) 



Stove Ferns, from the West Indies, with brownish- 

 yellow spores. See FERNS. 



M. furca'ta (forked-teat^). See M. GRAMINOIDES. 

 ,, grami'nea (grass-leaved). June. S. Africa; Mauri- 

 tius ; Bourbon. 1823. 

 graminoi'des (grass-like). f,. June. Jamaica; 



Brazil. 1825. 



,, trichoi'dea (hair-like). June. Philippines. 

 MONO LENA. (From monos, one, and olene, the arm ; 

 in allusion to one branch of the anther being developed 

 into a barren appendage. Nat. ord. Melastomacea?.) 



Evergreen, stove perennial herb. Seeds, or cuttings 

 of the fleshy rootstock, in sand in a close case. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and plenty of sand. 



M. primulceflo'ra (Primula-flowered). J. Rich pink, 

 white eye. Autumn. Colombia. 1869. 



MONO'LOPHTJS SECTJ'NDA. See K.EMPFERIASECDNDA. 



MONOLO'PIA. (From monolopus, one covering ; re- 

 ferring to the flower-covering. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Compositas]. Linn. iq-Syngenesia, 2-Superftua. Allied 

 to Lasthenia.) 



A pretty, hardy annual, once called Hele'nium Dou- 

 gla'sii. Seeds in mellow soil, in April. 

 M. major (greater). 3. Yellow. July. California. 

 1834. 



MONOME'RIA. (From monos, one, and meris, a part. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, 

 i-Monandria. Allied to Bulbophyllum.) 



Stove orchids. Division in spring or autumn ; fibrous 

 peat, broken pots, and sphagnum. Winter temp., 55 

 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 M. barba'ta (bearded). Spotted. India. 1841. 

 ,, ni'tida (shining). Mexico. 1841. 



MONO'PANAX GfflESBEE'GHTn. See OREOPANAX 



GHIESBREGHTII. 



MONO'PSIS. (From monos, one, and opsis, a face ; 

 the flowers being more regular than is usual in the Nat. 

 ord. Bellflowers [Campanulaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Now referred to Lobelia.) 

 M. conspi'cva (conspicuous). See LOBELIA DEBILIS. 



MONOPY'LE. (From monos, one, and pule, a gate; 

 the capsule opens by one dorsal fissure below the sepals. 

 Xat. ord. Gesneraceas.) 



Stove perennial herb. Seeds. Loam, peat, or leaf- 

 mould, and sand. 



M. raccmo'sa (racemed). J. White, faintly spotted. 

 July. Colombia. 1875. 



MONO TOGA. (From monos, one, and tokos, a birth ; 

 the fruit, which is eatable, having only one seed. Nat. 

 ord. Epacrids [Epacridaceae]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Leucopogon.) 



Greenhouse white-flowered evergreens, from New 

 South Wales. Cuttings of the points of young shoots in 

 sand, over sandy soil, and covered with a bell-glass, in 

 May ; sandy peat, and a little fibrous loam. Winter 

 temp., 40 to 48. 

 M. a'lba (white). 6. June. 1824. 



,, elli'ptica (oval-leaved). 8. June. 1802. 



,, linea'ta (narrow-leaved). 6. June. 1804. 



,, scopa'ria (broom). 5. June. 1825. 



MONSO'NIA. (Named after Lady A. Monson. Nat. 

 ord Cranesbills [Geraniaceas]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 

 j-Dodecandria. Allied to Geranium.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, except ova'ta, which 

 is biennial. All from South Africa. Seeds in a slight 

 hotbed, in spring, and transplanted ; cuttings in spring 

 and autumn, under a hand-light ; division and cuttings 

 of the roots in summer and autumn ; sandy loam, and a 

 little peat and leaf-mould ; a cold pit or greenhouse in 

 winter. 

 M. bifto'ra (two-flowered), i. Purplish- blue. 1869. 



Heritie'ri (L'Heritier's). See SARCOCAULON L'HERI- 

 TIERI. 



loba'ta (lobed-leaved). i. Purple. May. 1774. 



ova'ta (egg-leaved), i. White. August. 1774. 



bifto'ra (two-flowered). 



,, Paterso'nii (Paterson's) See SARCOCAULON PATER- 

 SONII. 



,, pilo'sa (long- haired), i. White. July. 1778. 



Co'lla, (Colla's). i. Pale red. July. 1820. 



,, specio'sa (showy), i. Red. May. 1774. 



pa'llida (pale), i. Pale red. May. 



MO'NSTERA. (From monos, alone, and ster or stear, 

 fat ; in allusion to the fruiting spadix being wholly 

 pulpy. Nat. ord. Araceae.) 



Evergreen climbing stove plants. Cuttings of short 

 side-shoots, in a close case, with bottom-heat. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, lumpy charcoal, and sand. 

 M. acumina'ta (long-pointed). Yellow. Trop. Amer. 



1884. 



,, Adanso'nii (Adanson's). See M. PERTUSA. 

 ,, borsigia'na (Borsigian). Yellow. Mexico. 

 canncefo'lia (Canna-leaved). See SPATHIPHYLLUM 



CANN^EFOLIUM. 



