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A/, decursi'va (running-down). See RHAPHIDOPHORA DE- 



CURSIVA. 

 delicio'sa (delicious). Greenish-yellow. Mexico. 



Fruit edible. 



dimidia'ia (halved). See M. ACUMINATA. 

 holtonia'na (Holtonian). See M. PERTUSA. 

 Ungula'ta (tongue-shaped). W. Ind. 1793. 

 obli'qua (oblique). Brazil and Guiana. 

 pertu'sa (perforated). Yellow, white. May. Trop. 



Araer. 1752. 



pinna'ta (pinnate). See EPIPREMNUM MIRABILE. 

 te'nuis (slender). Central Amer. 1855. 



MONTAGNffi'A. See MONTANOA. 



MONTANO'A. (Commemorative of Montana, a 

 Mexican politician. Nat. ord. Compositae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Seeds ; cuttings in 

 sand, under a bell-glass. Loam, leaf- mould, and sand. 

 M. bipinnati'fida is a bold and handsome subject for 

 subtropical gardening in summer. 

 M. arbore'scens (tree-like). 3. Yellow. July. Mexico. 



1823. 

 bipinnati'fida (twice-pinnately-cut). 5-8. White, 



with yellow disc. November. Mexico. 1863. 

 fioribu'nda (free-flowering). 3. White, yellow. 



October. Mexico. 1828. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 5-10. Rays 8-10, 



white. Mexico. 1910. 

 heracleifo'lia (Heracleum-leaved). See M. BIPINNATI- 



FIDA. 

 molli'ssi-ma (softest). 3. White, yellow. October, 



November. Mexico. 1857. 

 tomento'sa (felted). 3. White, yellow. September. 



Mexico. 1828. 

 ,, cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 7. White rays five. 



Mexico. 1908. 



We'rcklei (Werckle's). 15-18. White, with yellow 

 disc. December, January. Costa Rica. 1905. 



MONTBRE'TIA PO'TTSH. See TRITONIA POTTSII. 



MONTEZU'MA. (Named after a king of Mexico. Nat. 

 ord. Mallow-worts [Malvaceae]. Linn. i6-Monadelphia, 

 7-Dodecandria. Allied to Cheirostemon.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of shoots, getting 

 firm, in sand, under a glass, and in bottom-heat ; sandy 

 loam and lumpy peat. Winter temp., 48 to 55 ; 

 summer, 60 to 80. 

 M. speciosi' ssima (showiest). 30. Red. Mexico. 1827. 



MONTRICHA'RDLA. (Commemorative of Gabriel 

 Montrichard, of Trinidad. Nat. ord. Aracea?.) 



Stove aquatic shrubs, with stout, ringed stems, con- 

 taining a milky juice. Leaves arrow-shaped. Seeds, 

 offsets, and divisions. Good loam and leaf-mould under 

 water. 



M. aculea' ta (prickly). 8. White. June. Brazil. 1759. 

 arbore'scens (tree-like). See M. ACULEATA. 

 lini'fera (thread-bearing). 5-10. Green, creamy- 

 white. Brazil. 1860. 



MOON CREEPER. Ipomce'a Bo'na-no'x. 

 MOON DAISY. Chrysanthemum Leuca'nthemum. 

 MOON-SEED. Menispe'rmum. 

 MOON-TREFOIL. Medica'go arbo'rea. 

 MOONWORT. Botry'chium. 



MOO'REA. (Commemorative of Sir Frederick W. 

 Moore, M.A., V.M.H., Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden, 

 Glasnevin. Nat. ord. Orchidaceae.) 



Stove Orchid. Offsets and divisions. Fibrous peat, 

 sphagnum, charcoal, and broken pots, well elevated in 

 pots or baskets. 



M. irrora'la (besprinkled). i. Reddish-brown, spotted. 

 S. Amer. 1890. 



MORJE'A. (Named after R. Moore, an English 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Irids [Iridaceas]. Linn. 3-Triandria, 

 i-Monogynia. Allied to Iris.) 



These pretty bulbs, all from South Africa, except 

 where otherwise mentioned, require the same treatment 

 as I'XIA, which see. 



M. angu'sta (narrow-leaved). }. Lilac. May. 1790. 

 ,, barbi'gera (bearded). See M. CILIATA BARBIGERA. 

 ,, bi 'color (two-coloured). 2. Yellow, dark. June. 

 bitumino'sa (bituminous). See M. VISCARIA BITU- 



MINOSA. 



,, bulbi'fera (bulb-bearing). See M. RAMOSA. 

 ,, candollea'na (Candollean). S. Africa. 

 ,, catenula'ta (chain-dotted). See M. IRIDIOIDES CATENU- 



LATA. 



,, cilia ta (hair-leaved). J. Yellow. September. 1587. 

 barbi'gera (beard-bearing). J. Bright red. May. 



1587. 



,, ,, minu'ta (minute). J. Yellow. June. 1825. 

 ,, tri'color (three-coloured). See M. CILIATA BARBI- 

 GERA. 



colli'na (hill). See HOMERIA COLLINA. 

 ,, cri'spa (curled). . Blue. May. 1803. 

 ,, edu'lis (eatable). 4. Fulvous. May. 1792. 

 ,, glauco'psis (glaucous-aspect). See M. GLAUCOPIS. 

 ,, longifo'lia (long-leaved). 3. Yellow. May. 



1808. 



,, ,, odo'ra (scented). 2. White. May. 1799. 

 e'legans (elegant). See HOMERIA ELEGANS. 

 , exalta'ta (tall). See HOMERIA COLLINA. 

 , fla'ccida (limp). See HOMERIA COLLLINA. 

 , flexuo'sa (zigzag). See HEXAGLOTTIS LONGIFOLIA. 

 , glauco'pis (glaucous-aspect), i. Red, brown. June. 



1776. 



, iridioi'des (Iris-like). J. White, brown. July. 1758. 

 , ,, catenula'ta (chain-dotted). Two rows of yellow 



dots on the claw. 1826. 

 fohnso'nii (Johnson's). 2\. White, 4 inches 



across. 1908. 

 iriope'tala (Iris-petaled). i. Lilac, rarely yellow. 



May. 1825. 



,, ju'ncea (rush-like). i~f. Lilac. 1897. 

 , linea'ta (narrow-leaved). See HOMERIA LINEATA. 

 , longifto'ra (long-flowered). J. Yellow. May. 1811. 

 , longifo'lia (long-leaved). See M. EDULIS LONGIFOLIA. 

 , lu'rida (lurid). $. Bright red-brown. June. 1817. 

 , minia'ta (vermilion). See HOMERIA COLLINA MINIATA. 

 , minu'ta (small). See M. CILIATA MINUTA. 

 , odo'ra (sweet-scented). See M. EDULIS ODORA. 

 papiliona'cea (butterfly). J. Variegated. May. 



1795- 

 ,, Pavo'nia (peacock). 1-2. Bright red, with blue-black 



blotch. May. 1790. 

 ,, lu'tea (yellow). 1-2. Yellow, without blotch, 



June. 1803. 

 villo'sa (long-haired). 1-2. Bright purple, with 



blue-black blotch. July. 1789. 

 pluma'ria (feathered). See M. IRIOPETALA. 

 ,, polysta'chya (many-spiked), i. Yellow. June. 1825. 

 ,, porrifo'lia (leek-leaved). See HOMERIA LINEATA. 

 ,, ramo'sa (branched). 3. Yellow. May. 1789. 

 robinsonia'na (Robinsonian). 4-6. White. June. 

 Lord Howe's Island. 1877. " Wedding Flower." 

 ,, seta'cea (bristly). J. Yellow. June. 1825. 

 ,, Sisyri' nchium (Sisyrinchium). See IRIS SISYRINCHIUM. 

 spatha'cea (large-spathed). i. Bright yellow. March. 



1875- 



spica'ta (spiked). See HOMERIA ELEGANS. 

 ,, sulphu'rea (sulphur). |. Sulphur-yellow, with orange 



and brown markings. 1899. 

 ,, tenoria'na (Tenore's). See IRIS SISYRINCHIUM. 

 te'nuis (slender), i. Yellow-brown. May. 1807. 

 Thomso'ni (Thomson's), i. Pale lilac, yellow at 

 base, spotted with brown. E. Trop. Africa. 1904. 

 tricu'spis (three-pointed). 1-2. Whitish or lilac. 



May. 1776. 

 Bellende'ni (Bellenden's). i. Yellow. June. 



1803. 

 tripe' tola (three-petaled). 1-2. Lilac, rarely blue 



or reddish. 1802. 



,, tri'stis (dull-coloured), i. Blue. June. 1768. 

 unguicula'ris (clawed). i-i. White. May. 1802. 

 ,, villo'sa (long-haired). See M. PAVONIA VILLOSA. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). See HEXAGLOTTIS VIRGATA. 

 ,, visca'ria (clammy), i. Lilac. May. 1800. 

 ,, bitumino'sa (bituminous), i-ij. Bright yellow. 

 May. 1787. 



MORE'NIA FRA'GRANS. See CHAM^DOREA FRA- 



GRANS. 



MORETON-BAY CHESTNUT. Castanospe'rmum. 



