MITELLA 



UITfLLA (diminutive of mitra, a cap; applied to the 

 form of the youdg pod). Saxifraqiircf. Mitkewort. 

 BisHOP's-CAP. Six or 7 species of low. ^l,•lHl. r ]n n-ii- 

 iiials, with somewhat creeping rootst'M-l,~ ;in'l i.nriMt's 

 of small and greenish or white fls. Cli^'lv irl^aij t.> 

 Tiarella, but the petals of the latttr av .nni-, ^^llll;• in 



iler petioles; those ou flow- 

 ering stems opposite, if any- 

 calys short, ,')-!obed, the 

 lubes valvate in the bud, 

 spreading: petals 5, inserted 

 on throat of calyx, very slen- 

 der; stamens 10 or ."i, very 

 short: fr. soon widely de- 

 hiscent. Natives of N. 

 Amer., 2 species in E.Asia. 

 -Offered by some dealers 

 in native plants. 

 A. Scapes usnally leafless. 

 B. Fls. numerous. 

 trifida, Graham. Lvs. 

 r.Mmd-renifi.rni or cordate, 



one side of spike; petals 

 5-parted, small; stamens 

 opposite the calyx lobes. 



Calif, to Brit. Col. and 

 ..•kv Mts. 



MOLUCCELLA 



1025 



Fls 



(about 



niida, Linn. Fig. 

 1413. Lvs. rounded or kid- 

 ney-shaped, deeply and dou- 

 bly crenate: raceme 4-6 in. 

 long. Does well in moist 

 shady situations. May-July. 

 Westward to Brit. Col. A. 

 G. 13:518. 



AA. Scapes bearing leaves. 

 B. Lvs. on sca})e alter- 

 nate. 

 caulescens, Nutt. Raceme 

 : stamens alternate 

 the pinnatifid petals. 

 Col. to Ore. 



. on scape opposite. 

 '11a, Linn. Lvs. 



A good plant for the rockery. jyi. B. CouLSTON, 

 MITREWOET. Mitella. False Mitrewort 



lla. 



MITKIOSTlGMA {Gvee^., mitre-shaped slic/ma ; from 

 thr .■uiisj.i.ai.iis stigma, which is club-shaped, the 2-cut 

 sninniit siiu-i^csting a cap). Bubiuceir. This includes 

 the clianiiiiii.' evergreen tender shrub known to the 

 trade as Gardenia citriodora. It makes alow or medium- 

 sized bush of compact and branching habit and bears a 

 great profusion of fls. which resemble those of the 

 orange in odor, size, color and general appear.ance. The 

 fls. are white, salver-slinpoil, 5 lobcd. ti]^pf■^l witli ]iiiik 

 in the bud, and borm- in il.n~.- axillary .lii-t, r^. 'I'his 

 delightful plant is a fav.nii,. in \i„- SmuiIi. t.iijcili.r with 

 the Cape Jessamine, l.nr i^ jitil./ Ivoown in niuiln rn rcn- 

 servatories. The g.'nns <ontains _' sp.<-lrs. For distinc- 

 tions from Gardenia and Randia, see Gardenia. 



axiliare, Hochst. (Gardenia citrioddra. Hook.). Lvs. 

 opposite, petiolate, elliptic-lanceolate, subacuminate, 



glabrous; stipules awl-shaped from a broad base: calyx 

 not ribbed, lobes lanceolate, acuminate, equal: corolla 

 tube twice as long as the calyx, lobes obovate, obtuse. 

 S. Afr. B.M. 4987. R.H. 1859, p. 175 ; 1886:348 (excel- 

 lent!). F.S. 12:1254. w. M. 



M'MAHON. See p. 963. 



MOCCASIN FLOWER. North American name for 

 species of Ciipriptdiinn. 



MOCK ORANGE. See Pluladelphiis. 



MOHRIA (from DanielMohr, a German botanist; died 

 1808). Schisa'Acea. A genus of South African ferns, 

 having the habit of Cheilanthes, but the sporangia of 

 the Schizfeaceffi. A single species, M. caffrdrum, is rare 

 in cultivation in America. l. m. Underwood. 



MOLE PLANT. Euplwrbia Lathyris (see Fig. 800, 

 p. 564). 



MOLtNIA (J. Molina, a writer upon Chilean plants). 

 Graminece. A genus of perenni.il grasses allied to Era- 

 grostis, containiTiL- a ^inj!. ^jui'ies. Native of central 

 Europe and t.-n-. ■■ ■' ■■ >-'-i ami -i.aran-iv introduced 



in the United >■■ . !■ iira.'i,.! : ~|.ikrl,,ts 2^- 



fld., more or Ir-- , ,:, Dna - -.mi, >\ liai nnequal: 



fl.-glume3-uerM .1, rciuan -i ..n lia.'li,]".ini.al l.utawnless. 



ceerdlea, Moench (Alia cartiha, Linn.). Culms tufted, 

 1-3 ft. high: lvs. rather rigid, slender pointed. The 

 usual form in cult, is var. varlegita, with striped lvs., 

 used for bedding. a. S. Hitchcock. 



MOLUCCA BALM. Moluccella laivis. 



MOLUCCfiLLA (dimmutive made from Molucca). 

 Also written j5/<//i( ./;« Labidta This mcludes the 

 Shell Flower, a qu imt old auuml plant that self-sows 



Mi 



1414 Moluccella Isevis (X',) 



in old-fashioned gaidens but is now rarelv advertised 

 for sale. Its chiet featuie is its great cup shaped calyx 

 an inch long, which is much larger than the inconspicu- 

 ous corolla (See Fig 1414) Later four white seeds or 



