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C. E. HOBBS' BOTANICAL HAND-BOOK. 



BOTANICAL. 



Molucella Ia3vis, 

 Momordica aspcra, 



" balsamina, 



" cliarantia, 



" Elaterium, 



Monarda coccinea, 

 " clidyma, 

 '* flstulosa, 

 " Kalmiana,* 

 " oblongata, 

 " punctata, 

 Monodora Myristica, 

 Monnina polystachia, 

 Monotropa hypopitys, 



" uniflora, 

 Morse a sisyriuchium, 

 Morinda citrifolia, 

 " muscosa,* 

 " royac, 

 " tinctoria, 

 Moringa aptera, 

 " oleifera,* 

 " pterygosperma, 

 Moronobea coccinea, 

 Morns alba, 

 " Indica, 

 " nigra, 

 " rubra, 

 " tiuctoria, 

 " papyrifera, 

 Mucuna pruriens, 

 " prurita,* 

 Mulgediura acuminatum, 

 " Floridauum, 



Muhlenbergia capillaris, 



" diffusa, 



Musa Paradisiaca, 



" sapieutum, 

 Muscari botryoides, 

 ", moschatum, 

 Myopyrum platycarpum, 

 Myosotis arvensis, 

 " palustris, 

 Myrcia acris, 

 (( <( 



Myrica cerifera, 



u <( 



" Gale, 



Myricada Germanica, 

 Myristica aroraatica,* 

 " fatua, 

 11 fragrans, 

 " Moschata,* 

 " offlcinalis,* 



otoba, 



" tomcntosa,* 



Myrobalanus chebula, 



" citrina, 



" ernblica, 



" Indica, 



PROPERTIES, PRODUCTIONS, 

 USES, ETC. 



PI. aro. sti. ; as verbena. 



see Momordica Elaterium. 



Ft. nar. vul. ; Rt. pur. din. poi. 



Ft. bitter, ver. 



Wild squirt'g cucumber, Ju. yields Elaterium ; hyd. ver. poi. 

 Mountain rosebalm, PI. dia. diu. ton. car. a-per. 



Oswcgo tea, Mt. mint, PI. and 01. rub. sti. car. aro. 

 Wild bergamot, Ilorscmint, Ls. aro. -bit. ner. sto. deo. 



COMMON. 

 Molluca balm, 

 Squirting cucumber, 

 Balsam apple, 

 " pear, 



Mountain mint, 

 Wild bergamot, 

 Ilorscmint, 

 American nutmeg, 

 So. American Polygala, 

 False beech drops, 

 Fit root, Indian pipe, 

 Spanish nuts, 

 Indian mulberry, 

 West Indian ipecac, 

 Yaw weed, 

 Ach root, 



see Mouarda didyma. 

 " " fistulosa. 

 Hb. sti. car. sud. diu. emm. a-eme. 

 less pungent than nutmegs. 

 PL orn ; powerfully astringent. 

 Rt. bitter, erne. nau. diu. 

 Rt. ton. sed. ner. a-spa. a-epi. 

 Bu. nar. acr. 

 Rt. a red dyestuff. 

 see Cephaelis muscosa. 

 Hb. in yaws. (Framboesia). 

 Rt. dyes red and yellow. 



Bonduc tree, Behen nuts Ol. much used by perfumers. 



01. ape. ; Rt. Scl. and Ls. irr. sad. 

 yield oil of Ben. ; Ls. and Rt. acr. 

 a var. of Bassora gum. 

 Ft. esc. sac. lax. ref. ; silkworm 

 see Toddalia aculeata. [tree. 



Ft. esc. aci. ; Bk. ver. cat. 



1C li CC 1C 



Wd. dyes yellow. 

 Bk. made into paper and cloth, 

 see Dolichos pruriens. 

 " " prurita. 

 Ls. a-veu. 



Behen nuts, 



" " Ben nut, 

 Hog gum Tragacanth, 

 White mulberry, 

 Lopez root, 

 Black mulberry, 

 Red mulberry, 

 Fustic tree (old), 

 Paper mulberry, 

 Cowhage, 



East India cowhage, 

 Blue lettuce, 

 False lettuce, " 



Awned hair grass, PL for. 



Drop seed, Nimble Will, " 



Plantain, Ft. esc. nut. ; used as food. 



Banana, a luscious fruit used as food. 



Globe hyacinth, Bu. acr. cat. diu. erne. ; Fl. orn. 



Grape hyacinth, Bu. " " " per. 



Sugar tree, Ju. sac. 



Myosotis, Forget-me-not FL orn. pec. 

 Scorpion weed, FL " 



Bay rum leaf, Ls. aro. fragrant; used in bay rum. 



Jamaica bayberry (clove), Ft. aro. pun. ; as spice. 

 Bayberry bush, Bk. ast. ton. err. sti. ; Ls. aro. sti. 



Wax myrtle, Berries yield Vegetable wax. 



Meadow fern, Sw't gale, Ls. and Bd. ton. alt. *dep. vul. exa. 

 German tamarisk, Bk. bit. ast. ; yield galls. 



Nutmeg, Mace, see Myristica fragrans. 



Male, long or wild nutmeg, yield inferior nutmegs. 

 Nutmeg, Mace, Ke. of Ft. aro. sti. sto. a-eme. con. 



" " Arillus of Ft. called mace. 



Female nutmeg, see Myristica fragrans. 



Santa Fe nutmeg, a coarse variety of nutmeg. 



Male, long or wild nutmeg, sec Myristica fatua. 

 White myrobalan (galls) Dried Ft. see Terminalia. 

 Yellow myrobalan, " " " 



Emblic, White galls, see Phyllanthus. 

 Black myrobalan, see Terminalia chebula. 



