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culm erect; leaves lanceolate, very short, 

 pungent, at length involute ; panicle con- 

 tracted ; branches generally in pairs, 9- 

 flowered ; flowers awnlcss, ovate ; paleas 

 Hairy. 12-18 i. Rocky hills. 



ni'^ricans, (African millet,) flowera in 

 panicles, crowded ; glumes shining, becom- 

 ing black ; leaves en.siform, very long. Ex. 



MIMU'LUS. 13—2. (ScTophulaHcB.) [From 



mimus, a mimic] 



rin"g€ns, (monkey-flower, b. Ja. 1^.) 

 erect, glabrous ; leaves sessile, lanceolate- 

 acuminate, serrate ; peduncles axillary, op- 

 posite, longer than the flower ; teeth of the 

 calyx acuminate. 1^2 f. 



ala'lus, (b. Ju. 24^.) erect, smooth; leaves 

 petioled, ovate, acuminate, serrate ; stem 

 square, winged. 2 f. 



lute'iis, (yellow monkey-flower,) erect, 

 stoloniferous ; leaves roundish ovate, lower 

 ones petioled-obtuse, upper ones sessile, 

 acute. 



lewis" ii, (p. Au. 2^.) erect, small, pubes- 

 cent ; leaves sessile, lance-oblong, nerved, 

 mucronate-denticulate ; flowers few, termi- 

 nal, very long peduncled ; teeth of the ca- 

 lyx acuminate. 6-8 i. S. 



glutino'sus, a shrubby 6i>ecie3 with or- 

 ange-colored flowers. Ex. 

 MIRAB"ILIS. 5—1. {Nyctagines.) [From 



the Latin mirahUis, wonderful.] 



jal"apa, (four-o'clock, r. y. Ju. 2X-) flow- 

 ers heaped, peduncled ; leaves glabrous. 



dicliot"oma, (Mexican four-o'clock, 14.) 

 flowers sessile, erect, axillary, solitary. Ex. 



longijio'ra, {w. Au. IX-) flowers crowded, 

 very long, nodding ; leaves sub-villose. Ex. 



MITCH£L"LA. 4— 1. (Rubiacece.) [In honor 



of the late Dr. Mitchell of New York.] 



re'peus, (w. Ju. 2^.) stem creeping, 

 branched ; leaves smooth, roundish, oppo- 

 site. Woods. 

 M1TEL"LA. 10—2. (Saxifragcr.) 



di/phyl'la, (w. M. 2^.) leaves somewhat 

 .obed ; lobes acute-dentate ; stem erect, 

 with two opposite leaves above the middle. 

 12-18 i. 



cordifo'lia, (w. M. 2^.) radical leaves cor- 

 date, sub-3lobcd, doubly crenate ; scape 

 naked, or with a single leaf, scaly at the 

 base ; petals timbriate-pinnatifid. 6-8 i. 



prostia'ta, (Ju. 11.) root creeping ; stem 

 prostrate ; leaves alternate, round-cordate, 

 subacute, obtusely sub-lobed. Canada. 

 MOLlTCEL"LA. 13—1. {Labiatm.) [From 



nioluca, to bite, on account of its sharp taste] 



IcB'vis, (shell-flower, w-g. Ju. 0.) caljTC 

 campanulate, 5-toothed ; teeth equal, awn- 

 less ; leaves petioled, round-ovate, toothed. 

 MOLLU'GO 3—3. {Caryophyllea.) [From 



mollis, soft.] . 



verticilla'ta, (carpet-weed, w. Ju. 0.) 

 leaves verticillate, wedge-form, acute; stem 

 branched, depressed ; peduncles 1-flow- 

 ered. 

 MOMOR"DICA. 19—15. {Cucurhitacea.) 



cdi'inn'la, (w. Au. %) pomaceous ; berry 

 J-secdcd, roundish, setose, echinate ; leaves 

 cordate, ."i-lobcd, angled, acuminate, entire ; 

 calyx 6-cleft; corolla 6-parted. 



balsami'na, (balsam apple, S. ©.) poma- 



ceous ; berry angled, tubercled; leaves 

 glabrous, spreading, palmate. Ex. 

 MONAR"DA. 2—1. {Labiata.) [So called 



from Monardes, a Spanisli botanist.] 



did'yma, (mountain-mint, r. J. 2^.) leaves 

 ovate, acuminate, sub-cordate, somewhat 

 hairy ; flowers in simple or pi oliferous 

 heads ; outer bracts large, colored, lanceo- 

 late. Var. angustifo'lia, leaves lance ovate, 

 acuminate, pube.scent ; stem pubescent. 

 18-24 i. 



Jtstulo'sa, (y. Ju. 11.) stem obtuse-angled, 

 nearly smooth, hollow, leaves oblong-lance- 

 olate, acuminate, coarsely serrate; calyx 

 5-toothed, long, curved, bearded; corolla 

 rough, pale. 

 I puncta'ta, (y-b. S. 2^.) nearly smooth; 

 1 stem white, downy ; leaves smooth ; flow- 

 I ers whorled ; bracts lanceolate, colored, 

 longer than the whorl ; corolla yellow, 

 dotted with brown ; calyx 5 toothed, une- 

 qual. 



hirsu'ta, (bp. Au. 2J[.) whole plant hairy; 

 leaves on long petioles; flowers small; 

 bracts short; calyx 2-lipped; lower lip 3- 

 toothed. 2-3 f. 



oblongata, (wild burgamot, b. r. Ju. 1^.) 

 pubescent ; heads simple ; exterior bracts 

 ovate ; calj'x short, with the throat beard- 

 ed, teeth divaricate ; stem obtuse-angled, 

 hairy above ; leaves oblong, lanceolate, 

 rounded at the base. Rocky situationg. 

 2-3 f. 



_ cUnopo'dia, (y. p. Ju. 2/.) smooth; heads 

 sirnple, terminal ; exterior bracts ovate, 

 vs'ide, acute, entire ; corolla pubescent, slen- 

 der; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, ser- 

 rate, hairy ; stem obtuse-angled, glabrous. 



cilia' ta, (p. Au. 2^.) hirsute ; flowers ver 

 ticillate ; bracts ovate, glabrous, ciliate, as 

 long as the calyx; leaves ovate -oblong, 

 tapering, sen-ate. 



rugo'sa, (w. Ju. 2^.) smoothish; heads 

 simple, middling size ; outer bracts ovate- 

 undulate ; calyx smoothish ; leaves ovate, 

 sub-cordate, acute, rugose ;" uer\ es beneath 

 and petiole pilo.se; stem ac ale-angled, 

 smoothish. 4 f. Canada. 



gra'cilis, (y-w.) very glabrous ; heads lat- 

 eral and terminal ; exterior bracts linear, 

 ciliate; corollas short ; leaves linear, lance- 

 olate-serrate ; stem obtu.se-angled, broad 

 ovate, acuminate. jS. 



purpu'rca, (r. Ju. H.) somewhat gla- 

 brous ; heads large, leafy ; outer bracts 

 large, colored, seirate ; calyx colored ; 

 throat bearded ; corolla long, nearly gla- 

 brous ; leaves oblong-ovate, coarsely ser 

 rate ; stem acutely angled. S. 



MONOCE'RA. 3—2.- {Graminea.) [From 



monos, one, and keras, horn.] 



aramat"ica, (J. 11.) spikes solitary ; spike 

 lets f bout 6-flowered ; flowers awned, 

 bearded at the margin ; outer paleas rough- 

 ened by glands awned on the back. ib'. 

 MONOTRO'TA. 10—1. (Erica.) 



unijlo-ra, (bird's ne.st, Indian-pipe, w. J 

 2_f .) stem 1-Howercd ; flower nodding al 

 first, at length erect ; scales of the stem ap- 

 proximate. Whole plant ivory whit« at 

 flrst. 4-8 i. 



