INDEX 



595 



All numbers refer to pages, heavy type indicating illustrations. 



Marshmallow, 163, 164, 166, 369, 

 410, 411 



Marsh-marigold, 198, 199, 208, 

 328-356, 404, 405, 558 



Mastery through choosing the 

 better waj^, 468 



Masts, 270 



Matches, 245 



Mats, 232, 235, 239 



Matting, 223, 235; straw, 235 



Mattress filling, 235 



Meadow Rue, 339, 328-356 



Mechanical causes in evolution, 

 453 



Mechanical equivalent of heat, 

 116 



Medicinal plants, 162, 163; plas- 

 ters, 288; rhubarb, 170 



Medicines, 162 



Mediterranean food-plants, 124 



Megaphyton, Tree-ferns 



Meliacece, Melia Family 



Melia Family: mahoganv, 266 



Members, 323, 324, 326;'of flower- 

 ing plant, 327 



Menispermacew, Moonseed Family 



Mentha piperita, Peppermint; 

 spicata, Spearmint 



Menthol, 178 



Meristem, 487 



Meristematic tissue, 487 



Metabolism, 84 



Metachlamydeif, Bellflower Series 



Metachlamydeous flowers, 386 



Metallurgy, 300 



Metal polishing, 542 



Metroxylon loeve, Smooth Sago 

 Palm 



Metroxylon Rumphii, Prickly Sago 

 Palm 



Mezereum Family, 400: daphne, 

 206 



Microbes, 494 



Micro-organisms, 494 



Micropyle, 346, 552, 556 



Microspermw, Orchid Order 



Microsporangium, 645 



Microspore, 646, 546 



Migrations, 468 



Mildews, 499 _ 



Milk-souring Bacterium, 493 



Milkweed P'amily, 401 



Milky juice, 361 



Mineral fibers, 223; kingdom, 561, 



562; substances, 321 

 Mineral matter in grains, 31 

 Mine timbering, 245 

 Mint, 418, 419 

 Mint Family, 383, 401, 41S, 419: 



peppermint, 147, 148; sage, 138; 



spearmint, 139; summer savory, 



139; sweet marjoram, 140; 



thyme, 139 

 Miscellaneous condiments, 137; 



food-plants, 35; food-products, 



91 

 Misconceptions of evolution, 439, 



440 

 Mistletoe, 210, 211, 212 

 Mistletoe Family, 398: mistletoe, 



210, 211 

 Mixed diet, 118 

 Mixed fibers, 225, 231 

 Models, 280 



Modern food-plants, 124 

 Molasses, 101 

 Molded ornaments, 287 

 Monadelphous stamens, 366 

 Monkshood, 189, 191, 196, 208, 



328-356, 404, 405 

 Monocots, 377 



Monocotyledones, Monocotyl Sub- 

 class 

 Monocotyledonous, 388 

 Monocotyl Subclass, 391, 397 

 Monoecious, 374 

 Montgomerie, Dr. W., 286 

 Moonseed Family, 398 

 Moracew, Mulberry Family 

 Mordant, 294, 295 

 Morning-glory Family, 379, 401, 



416, 417: sweet potato, 68, 69 

 Morphine, 182 

 Morphological, botany, 10; difi"er- 



entiation, 322, 572; units, 323 

 Moss, 395, 519, 544; Iceland, 395; 



Irish, 105; Peat, 394 

 Mosses, 308 



Mosswort Division, 395, 396 

 Mossworts, 530 

 Mother of vinegar, 155 

 Motile gametes in cycads, 554; 



protoplasts, 560 

 Motion in plants, 573 



