984 MARANTA 



base, very short-pointed, the surface undulate, beneath 

 purplish, above deep shining green, with a whitish 

 feathery stripe through the center. Pern. 1.11.19:1)8. 



leuconeilra, E. Morr. (M. Kerc}ioved>ia,E. Morr. M. 

 Kerchi>vei,H0Tt. Cahithea Kerc!iovei)>iu,iioTt.). Dwarf, 

 6-8 In.: Ivs. cordate-oblong, usually obtuse or very 

 short-acuminate, grayish green with oblong purple 

 spots on either side of the midrib. Brazil. I. H. 26:353. 

 Massange&na, E.Mo 



the following n 

 'ihnracensis, ex 

 t. Legrelliana, 



MAEATTIA (name from J. F. Maratti, an Italian 

 botanist of the seventeenth century). Marattiiiciw. A 

 genus of large, coarse-leaved fern-like plants with the 

 sporangia borne in larire, boat-shaped conceptacles on 

 the under surface of the leaf. The species are strong- 

 ^ of tlicm reaching con- 



frajtinea, Smith (.1/. rl.t/nii.t. Endl.l. Lvs. bipinnate, 

 6-l.T ft. long, on stalks often 1 in. or more thick; pinnules 

 4-6 in. long, ^^-IVi in. wide, of a leathery texture and 

 naked surfaces: receptacles submai-ginal. West Africa 

 to Malaysia and New Zealand. l. Jl. Underwood. 



HARCHANTIA ( Nicholas Marchant, French botanist ) . 

 Miirchnntii'ir.ii'. A common liverwort, spreading its 

 leaf-like forkingthallus on moist earth. M. polym6rpha, 

 Linn., has been offered by dealers in native plants, the 

 sods of it being sold for colonizing in rock gardens. It 

 often grows on damp sills and walls in greenhouses. 

 The flat thallus is often 4-5 in. long and 1 in. or more 

 wide, from which rise peduncles 1 in. hiirh, bearing the 

 antheridial disk or shield and the star-like carpoceph- 

 alum on similar .stalks 1-3 in. high. 



31AKRUBIUM 



MARGUERITE or PARIS DAISY is Chrysaulhemuni 

 frill, .■<,■, „s. Blue Marguerite is Felicia amellodts. 

 Reine M., of the French, is China Aster. 



MARGYRICARPUS (dveek, pearly fruit; referring to 

 the white berries). JtostUeip. Five species of South 

 American subshrubs, of which J/, seiosus is a heath- 

 like plant cult, in rockeries for its numerous small 

 white berries, which are seen to best advantage against 

 dark background. The nearest genus of garden value 

 is Acsena, which has tls. in heads, while those of Mar- 

 gyricarpus are solitary and axillary. Branching shrubs 

 with inconspicuous lis. which are sessile and have no 

 petals. Lvs. alternate, crowded, overlapping : calyx 

 tube persistent ; lobes 4-5: ovules solitary, hanging from 

 the top of the cell. 



aetdsus, Ruiz & Pav. Low-growing. Pern, Chile.— 

 Int. by Franceschi. Hardy in England. Sometimes 

 called Pearl Fruit. 



MARtCA (meaning doubtful; the author of the genus 

 did not explain I. IriilAcea. Eleven species of tropical 

 American plants allied to Iris, but with shorter-lived 

 flowers and convolute inner segments. Three species 

 are procurable from Dutch dealers. The fls. are 2-4 in. 

 across, the outer segments large, white or blue, the 

 inner ones smaller,with complicated and beautiful color- 

 ing. They are planted in the fall, and are hardy with 

 winter covering. The genus is nearest to Cypella, but 

 the style crests are petal-like, while in Cypella they are 

 spur-like or flattened. Kootstock a short rhizome: lvs. 

 sword-shaped, 2-ranked: fls. blue, yellow or white. 

 Baker, Iridea?, 1892. 



A. Outer segments pure white. 



gTicilis, Herb. Lvs. 1-lM ft. long, }4-l in. broad: 

 fls. 2 in. across. B.M. 3713. 



AA. Outer segments white, marked at the base with 



brown and yellow. 

 Northi4na, Ker. Lvs. lK-2 in. broad: fls. 3-4 in. 

 across. B.M.' 054. I.H. 42:40 (var. sp/cndfiw). 



.VAA. Outer segments blue. 

 Cferiilea. K. r. Lvs. 1-lK in. broad: fls. 3-4 in. across. 



P...M. :.i;iJ las i-iip.lla cwrulea). B.R. 9:713. Gn. 25, p. 

 j;i3. K.W. 1:40. 

 J/. Califiirnica. See Sisyrinehiiim. 



MARIGOLD. The oldest kind is the Pot Marigold, the 

 dried Hs. of which are used to season soups. It is also 

 cnlt. fur ornament. See Calandula officinalis. The 

 French Marigold is Tagetes patuhi ; the African. T. 

 , nrlii. The African Marigolds are mostly pure lemon- 

 or orange-colored; the French ones have these colors 

 and brown also, and are often striped. For Cape 

 Marigold, see Dimorphothn-a. For Fig Marigold. 

 see Misembryanthemum. Marsh Marigold is Caliha 

 palustris. 



MARINE IVY. Cissus i>ieisa. 



MARIPOSA LILY. See Cahvhorlus. 



MARIPOSA TULIP. Cahirhurlu^. 



MARJORAM, SWEET. 0,-;,;,inum. 



MARKERY. MERCURY. See Chenopodium. 



MARROW,|VEGETABLE. See Pumpkin. 



MARROBIUM (old Latin name of obscure meaning). 

 Liiliii'itie. A genus of about 40 Old World species, in- 

 cluding the common Horehound, a hardy, perennial, 

 bitter-aromatic herb, growing 1-3 ft. high, with whitish, 

 hairy, crenate lvs., and axillary whorls of small whitish 

 fls. It is a native of Europe, Asia and northern Africa, 

 now foxmd as an escape from gardens in waste places 

 of nearly every country of the world. Horehound is 



