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INDEX. 



Marchantia (in honour of Nicholas Marchant of 



France), stomata of the, 62. 

 M. polymorpha (Gr. polus much, and morphe 



change), 144, 145. 



Marco Polo, his botanical researches, 3. 

 Marsilea pubescens (in honour of Count Mar- 



sigli of Bologna ; Lat. pubescens modest), 142. 

 Martin, M., his botanical investigations, 36, 37. 

 Meadow grass, silicious coating of, 56. 

 Medullary rays (Lat. medulla marrow) of 



exogenous stems, 75, 77. 

 Medullary sheath of exogenous stems, 76. 

 Melaleuca (Gr. melas black, and leucos white), 



oil of the, 47. 



Membrane, elementary, formation of the, 6. 

 Menispermales (Gr. mene the moon, and sperma 



seed, 188. 

 Mentha peperata (from the mythological nymph 



of that name, and Lat. " peppered"), pepper- 

 mint oil, 47. 



M. viridis (Lat. " green"), spear-mint oil, 47. 

 Mesophlaeum (Gr. tnesos middle, and phlao to 



break), a division of the bark of trees, 77, 78. 

 Meum fcEniculatum (Gr. melon lesser, and Lat. 



foenum hay), oil of the, 47. 



Milk-bearing vessels, 28, 29; their great utility, 30. 

 Mimosa(Gr. mimos amimic), the sensitive plant, 4. 

 Mimosa bark, tannic acid obtained from, 50. 

 Miniak kawon, the tallow tree of Java, 46. 

 Monandria (Gr. monos one, and aner male), 118 ; 



Class I. of Linnaeus, 152, 153 ; the order, 153 et 



passim. 

 Monocotyledonous seeds (Gr. monos, anditofyfe a 



cavity), 135, 136. 

 Monodelphia (Gr. monos, and adelphos a brother), 



Class XVI. of Linnaeus, 152, 165; the order, 153 



et passim. 



Monodelphous stamens, 117. 

 Moncecia (Gr. monos, and oikia a habitation), 



Class XXI. of Linnaeus, 152, 169 ; the order, 



153 et passim. 

 Monogynia (Gr. monos, and gyne a female), the 



order, 153 et passim. 

 Morison, Robert, a great promoter of botanical 



science, 3. 



Mosses, organs of, and varieties, 142 et seq. ; de- 

 scription of, 174; scale mosses, 174; urn 



mosses, 175. 

 Mucor mucida (Gr. mykis a small fungus, Lat- 



" slimy"), 147. 



Mummy cloth, a texile fabric, 16. 

 Muriform cells, 11. 

 Musa paradisaica (Lat. ' ' the Muse of Paradise " ) , | 



the Banana tree, 11. 

 Muscales (Gr. moschos musk), 186. 

 Mushrooms, ovoid cells of, 10 ; elongated cells, 



] I ; different kinds of, 11 ; family of, 146, 



14.7 ; description of, 173. 



Mustard seed, a vegetable secretion, 46. 

 Myosotis (Gr. myos a mouse, and otos of the ear), 



characters of the genus and species, 181. 

 Myrodendron punctuatum (Gr. myros ointment, 



and dendron a tree; Lat. punctus pointed), 



stomata of the, 62. 

 Myrrh, whence produced, 49. 

 Myrtle wax, a vegetable secretion, 47. 

 Myrtales, 191. 



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Narcissus, corona of the, 114. 

 Narcissales, 187. 



Natural system of plants, 183 et seq. 

 Navicula grandis (Lat. " a small boat''), silicions 



skeleton of the, 55. 

 Nectary, use of the term, 182. 

 Nepenthes (Gr. " removing sorrow"), pitcher of 



the, 103. 

 Nerium oleander (Gr. neros humid, and "the 



olive tree"), 60 ; stomata of the, 62, 63. 

 Nettle, stinging, characteristics of the genus and 



species, 182. 



Nodes of a plant (Lat. nodus a knot), 58, 59. 

 Nucleus, the growing point of the ovule, 129, 134. 

 Nuphar lutea, the yellow water-lily, 11. 

 Nut-galls, a vegetable dye, 54. 

 Nutmeg, aril of the, 137. 

 Nymphsea alba (Lat. " the white Water- 



nymph"), 114. 

 Nymphales, 189. 







Oak bark, tannic acid secreted from, 50. 



Oak-galls, whence obtained, 50. 



Oat, silicious formation of the, 56. 



Ob-cordate leaf, 97. 



Obovate leaf, 97. 



Ochrea (Gr. ochros yellow), the sheath of the 



stem, 103. 

 Octandria (Gr. octo eight, and andres males), 



Class VIII. of Linnaeus, 152, 159 ; the order, 



153 et passim. 

 OEnothera* biennis (Gr. oinos wine, and theros 



summer ; Lat. " twice a year "), pollen tubes 



in the, 122. 

 Offset of plants, 73. 

 Oils, vegetable secretions, 42, 43, 47 ; their long 



preservation, 42 ; their social uses, 43 ; their 



great variety, 4346. 

 Olea Europeea (Lat. olea oil), olive oil, 43. 

 Oleo-resins, 48. 



Olive oil, a vegetable secretion, 43. 

 Onion, raphides found in the, 41. 

 Ophioglossum vulgatum (Gr. ophis a serpent, 



and glossaz. tongue), fructification of the, 139 

 Opium, a vegetable secretion, 50 ; its cultivation 



and uses, 51. 



Misprinted JEnothtra in the text. 



