irt.). Fls. deep pur- 

 (as M. pufpurea). 

 !.)■ Fls. flesh-color 

 ih'a).-Will grow in 



MONARDA 



Tolla narrow or dilated at the throat, 2-Iipped, middle 

 lobe of the lower lip larger than the lateral ; perfect 

 stamens 2. There are 2 sections of the genus, the spe- 

 cies here described belonging to Eiinionarda, in which 

 the heads are generally solitary and terminal, the sta- 

 mens and style conspicuously thrust out, and the root 

 perennial. The following grow 1V^-2J^ ft. high. One 

 of the common Horse-Mints is lf./)Hnc<o((i (A.G. 14:15), 

 but it is not in the trade. 



A. Calyx slightly hairy at the throat. 



didyma, Linn. (U. Aa^miihin, Pursh). Osweoo Tea. 

 Bee-Balm. Fkagkant Balm. Fig. 1415. Stem acutely 

 4-angled: Ivs. thin, i.vate-hiin-enlate, acuminate. B.iM. 

 145 (erroneously n- :/. f!,iu!., ,,, var.), and 54G. Yars, 



Alba and rdsea, 11 '■ -1. hut the latter should 



be conip:u.<l will: , s. In 1893 John Saul 



advertised , I/. A , iHU-ticulturally distinct, 



calling it tlie liia-i "t .Muuanlas, — Suited to moister 

 positions than tlie others, 



AA. Calyx densely bearded at the throat. 

 B. Li's. piliohd. 



fistuldsa, I>iiiii. Wnj. i;ii,.,\m-i ^.iin.'ntM- r,ill.>il 

 Berganiot in inn [ .i nt 



the Old World i- 1/ Iv 



angled: Ivs. lii-im i ;' im ' lur. , i,ii,r ni;iM .1/. 



didyma. Vi.r. rubr:., ' . i r, ,n,s.„, ,„• n.sy red. 



Var. m^dia, (ir.n 



pie. S.B.F.(;. :iv i i . 



Var, mbllis, K.i.ili. , M. ,„ 



to lil.w, B.M. -llQh i;i: M. . 



BB. Lvs. nearly sessile, at least below. 



Bradburiina, Beck. Fls. light purple, spotted darker 

 on the middle lobe of the lower lip, which is much 

 larger than the lateral ones. June. 111. to Tenn. and 

 Kans. B.M. 3310 (erroneously as M. fistulosa}.-A dry- 

 ish position suits it best. 



F. W. Barclay and W. M. 



MONARDfiLLA (.liminutive of Monarda, having its 

 aspect, iulLuis.-euci- iiud caly.^;). Labiittw. Annual or 

 perennial sweit-suiellinf,' herbs, natives of California. 



or purple, COni|i;irl. .! m Ir.rm , [,:, l |,,:h1- ", )lh .■.!) invo- 

 lucre : calyx tulmi;'' n n ■ ■ .t ■ j" : , I . : . ,i, :,- 



toothed; the teeiti i.-[ i ■,•,■-,■ ;i.|.i i . .-i ■ . .i t, i : i in 

 throat naked witlihi . -imnn- i. .x-. ii, ,i. "Tin idjow- 

 ing have been advertised, and can be secured through 

 western collectors. 



A. Fls. large, comparatively few, loosely glomerate. 



macrflntha, Gray. Perennial, tufted, about 9 in. high : 

 bracts of the 10-20-fld. head sometimes whitish or pur- 

 plish tinged: corolla about VA in. long, glabrous, orange- 

 red, its tube fully twice the length of the calyx; the 

 lobes lanceolate. 



Var. nina. Gray (Jf. nhm. Gray). Pubescent: bracts 

 whitish or rose-color: fls. smaller; corolla not twice the 

 length of calyx, white or tinged with rose-color, the 

 slender tube pubescent. 



AA. Fls. smaller, more numerous, densely capitate. 



B. Plants perennial. 



c. Veins of lvs. numerous and prominent. 



villbsa, Benth. Bracts ovate, leafy, pinnately veined, 

 cc. Veins of lvs. not prominent. 



odoratisBima, Benth. Bracts thin, membranous, whit- 

 ish or pinkish, inclined to parallel venation. 

 BB. Plants anmial. 



lanceolita, Gray. Lvs. lanceolate or oblong, 1-2 in, 

 long, tapering below into slender petioles, the margins 

 even and entire: bracts leafy, ovate or oblong, mostly 

 acute, abundantly veined between the ribs or primary 

 veins by cross veinlets. jj. B. CouLSTON. 



MONfiLLA. A section of Cyrtanthus. 



MONfiSES (Greek, single delight; from the pretty 

 solitary flower). A'rit:dce(e. One-flowekeh Pyrola. A 

 genus of one species, a low perennial herb: stem de- 



MONEYWORT, or Creeping Charlie, is Lysimc 



MONKEY FLOWER. See Mimulus luteus. 

 MONKEY PUZZLE. Araiiearia imbricata. 

 MONKSHOOD. Amnilum. 

 MONOGRAMMAdlfcck. a shntir linr: alludingt 



. M. rNDKHWOOU. 



rring to the single 

 side of the anther- 

 t 4 species of stem- 



house foliage plai 

 the trade as hertt 

 green lvs. 4-6 in. 

 der surface of tij. 



primulsefiara, Hook. f. (BcrtnUnin primulcfflbra, 

 Hort.). Glabrous: lvs. leathery, broadly elliptical: ca- 

 lyx lobes broadly ovate-rounded. B.M. 5818. F.S. 18, 

 p. 102. G.C. 1870:309, figs. 53, 54. 



MONOPANAX, Referred to On-r. 

 MONSTfiRA I Latin../ ,„,.„. I. r). 



be remembereil after the tirst look. (See Figs. 

 1417). As the plant climbs, the stems emit long, 

 roots, many of which never reach the ground, but su 

 the fingers of some fabulous monster. This grote 



■T/^^Si. 



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n 



^ 



1416, Leal of Mousteia deliciosa. 

 Grown under glass in the North. 



