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MANDE VILLA 



MANGIFERA 



each 2 in. across. Argentine Rep. B.R.26:7. B.M.3797. 

 Gn. 29, p. 537. G.C. IIL 2:817. P.M. 16:289. R.H. 

 1815:167. — Characterized by a pale, fleshy pectinate ring 

 between the base of the calyx and corolla. ^_ j^ 



MANDKAGOEA (name used by Hippocrates; refer- 

 ring to its growing near stables in the market places). 

 Solan(1ee(e. A genus of 3 species, one of which is sup- 

 posed to be the Mandrake mentioned iu Genesis, chap. 30. 

 In America the name Mandrake is applied to the May- 

 apple, Podophyllum peltatnm. but the Mandrake of his- 



1358. Mandrake. 



From an old lierbal (see Mandragora) . 



tory was a plant with a large spindle-shaped root which 

 was supposed sometimes to become forked and resemble 

 the human form. In this condition it was used as an 

 aphrodisiac. The plant was also called Love-apple, and 

 many superstitions about it still survive. The old herbals 

 abound in fanciful pictures of the Mandrake, one of 

 which is reproduced in Fig. 1358. M. officiitarnm is sold 

 in America and may be cult, in the hardy border for 

 its folk-lore interest. M. aiiliniiiialis is supposed by 

 some to be the true Mandrake. Both are natives of the 

 Mediterranean region. M. caidescens is found in the 

 Himalayas. 



Mandragoras are nearly stemless, perennial herbs 

 with thick roots and large, stalked, wavy-margined Ivs., 

 the later ones being usually narrower and entire, and 

 rather large fls. varying from whitish through bluish 

 violet and purplish shades. The fls. are bell-shaped, 

 about ."i-cut, netted-veined and borne in clusters among 

 the tutted Ivs. Calyx deeply 5-cut; sinus of the coroUa 

 induplicate between the lobes. 



officinimm, Linn. {M. officinalis, Mill.). Mandrake. 

 Lvs. ovate, the first obtuse, the rest acuminate: calyx 

 teeth lanceolate, as long as the oblong berry. Woolson 

 says it needs a shady place. R.H. 1897, p. 131^ ^_ ji_ 



MANDRAKE in America means the May Apple (Podo- 

 phyllum) but the Mandrake of history is Mandragora. 



MANfiTTIA (Xavier Manetti, of the botanic garden 

 at Florence, born 1723). Ruhidceit'. This includes the 

 common Mauettia Vine, M. bicolor, which has scarlet, 



tubular fls. an inch or more long, with 5 spreading yel- 

 low tips. It is a twining plant, and is often trained to 

 pillars and trellises both indoors and out, as it blooms 

 more or less the year round. It can also be trained into 

 a bushy form. By Index Kewensis Jlf. biCo^or is referred 

 M. luteo-rnbra, although the former is the older name. 

 William Watson writes of M. bicolor (Gn. 56, p. 6) : "It 

 has been in cultivation about fifty years, but until re- 

 cently it was practically lost, and its place and name 

 taken by a much inferior species, the correct name of 

 which is M. hitco-rnhra. I believe we are indebted to 

 Mr. Godseff for the recovery of the true plant, he hav- 

 ing found it in cultivation in the United States a few 

 years ago." Apparently the chief recorded difference be- 

 tween these two species is tiiat the calyx-lobes of il/. bl 

 color are lanceolate or narrower, while those of M. In- 

 tfo-rabra are ovate. 



The Manettia Vine is a rather old-fashioned plant, and 

 generally easy of culture. It is fairly satisfactory as a 

 cool conservatory vine, but is an easy prey to red spider 

 and mealy bug. The fls. are short-lived, and not the 

 best for cutting. Some gardeners would rather have 

 Cupheas or Jacobinia Penrliosie'n.^iis. Manettias are 

 prop, by cuttings of young growth inserted in sand with 

 bottom heat. For summer use the vines should have a 

 sheltered but sunny position. 



Manettia is a genus of about 30 species of twining 

 herbs and slender subshrubs from tropical and subtropi- 

 cal America. Glabrous or villous: lvs. usually long- 

 acuminate: fls. small or rather large, axillary, solitary or 

 in short corymbs or panicles, white, blue or red; calyx- 

 lobes 4, rarely 5, short or long, narrow or broad; corolla 

 tube short or long, terete or angled, straight or curved, 

 glabrous or pilose within; stamens 4. " Malsea glabra 

 or Manettia" is advertised in Amer., but no Matsea ap- 

 pears in botanical treatises. 



A. Fls. red, tipped yellow. 

 B. Cahjx-loltes lanceolate, narrow. 



bicolor, Past. Fig. 1359. Lvs. 

 lanceolate acute, slightly glaucous : 

 calyx of 4 or 8 reflexed lobes. Mts. 

 near Rio Janiero, V. M. Vol. x. 27. 

 Gn. 56:1229. F.S.2:69. R.B. 21:49. 

 Gt. 47, p. •2U.-M»neltia bicolor is 

 easy to grow, but it is short-lived 

 and consequently must be 

 renewed often. Well- 

 trained specimens are very 

 pretty. 



BB. Cah/x-lobes ovate- 

 acmi'nate, leafy. 



lilteo-riilira, Benth. Pu- 

 bescent: lvs. ovate or ob- 

 long, acute, narrowed at 

 the base, tomentose be- 

 neath: pedicels solitary: 

 calyx not toothed in the 

 sinuses: corollatomentose 

 outside, equally tubular, 

 straight. Brazil. — The 

 above is a full translation 

 of the original description. 

 AA. Fls. red. 



cordifdlia, Mart. ( M.cor- 

 ddta, Hort.). Lvs. ovate, 

 cordate at base, finely pu- 

 bescent on both sides: pe- 

 duncles axillary, 1-fld. 



Brazil. B.R. 22:1866. B.M. .3202. -Cult, outdoo 

 Fla. and Calif., and makes a fine subject for ph 

 out in the North. w, 



MANFEfiDA. See A 



1359. Manettia bicolor (XH) 



nting 



gave. 



MANGEL-WUEZEL. A race of beets with very large 

 roots, grown for fodder. Often called Beta vulgaris, 

 var. uiacrorhisa. 



MANGtFEEA (Latin, mango-bearing ; Mango being 

 the Hindoo name of the fruit). AnacardiAceie. A genus 

 of 27 species of tropical Asian trees, of which M. Indica, 



