MONARDA 



rolla narrow or dilated at the throat, 2-lipped, 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 Eumonarda, in which 

 the heads are generally solitary and terminal, the sta- 

 mens and style conspicuously thrust out, and the root 

 perennial.- The following grow l%-2% ft. high. One 

 of the common Horse-Mints is M. punctata (A.G. 14:15), 

 but it is not in the trade. 



A. Calyx slightly hairy at the throat. 

 didyma, Linn. (M. Kalmiana, Pursh). OSWEGO TEA. 

 BEE-BALM. FRAGRANT BALM. Fig. 1415. Stem acutely 

 4-angled: Ivs. thin, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. B.M. 

 145 (erroneously as M. fistulosa, var.), and 546. Vars. 

 alba and rdsea/Hort., are offered, but the latter should 

 be compared with the next species. In 1893 John Saul 

 advertised M. Kalmiana as if horticulturally distinct, 

 calling it the finest of Monardas. Suited to moister 

 positions than the others. 



AA. Calyx densely bearded at the throat. 



B. Lvs. petioled. 



fistuldsa, Linn. WILD BERGAMOT. Sometimes called 

 Bergamot in nursery catalogues, but the Bergamot of 

 the Old World is Menthq odorata. Stem mostly obtusely 

 angled: Ivs. firmer: fls. purple. July, later than M. 

 didyma. Var. rubra, Gray. Fls. crimson or rosy red. 

 Var. media, Gray (var. purpiirea, Hort. ). Fls. deep pur- 

 ple. S.B.F.G. 98. L.B.C. 14:1390 (as M. purpurea). 

 Var. mdllis, Benth. (M. mollis, Linn.). Fls. flesh-color 

 to lilac. B.M. 2958 (as M. menthce folia). -Will grow in 

 dry positions. 



BB. Lvs. nearly sessile, at least below. 



Bradburiana, 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. 



MONARDELLA (diminutive of Monarda, having its 

 aspect, inflorescence and calyx). Labiatce. Annual or 

 perennial sweet-smelling herbs, natives of California. 

 Lvs. entire or obscurely toothed: fls. white, rose-color 

 or purple, compacted in terminal heads with an invo- 

 lucre : calyx tubular, narrow or long, 10-13 nerved, 5- 

 toothed; the teeth short, straight and nearly equal; the 

 throat naked within; stamens 4, exserted. The follow- 

 ing have been advertised, and can be secured through 

 western collectors. 



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



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

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

 plish tinged : corolla about 1% in. long, glabrous, orange- 

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

 lobes lanceolate. 



Var. nana, Gray (M. nana, 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 Ivs. numerous and prominent. 

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



cc. Veins of Ivs. not prominent. 



odoratissima, Benth. Bracts thin, membranous, whit- 

 ish or pinkish, inclined to parallel venation. 



BB. Plants annual. 



lanceolata, 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. M. 3. COULSTON. 



MONELLA. A section of Cyrtanthus. 



MONESES (Greek, single delight; from the pretty 

 solitary flower) . Ericaceae . ONE-FLOWERED PYROLA. A 

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



MONSTERA 



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cumbent: Ivs. roundish, clustered at base: fls. single, 

 drooping, from top of slender scape 2-6 in. long, white 

 or rose-colored, 6 lines across; petals 5, widely- spread- 

 ing, orbicular; filaments awl-shaped, naked; anthers as 

 in Pyrola, but conspicuously 2-horned. M. grandiflora, 

 S. F. Gray (M. uniflbra, A. Gray), grows in moist wood- 

 lands from Labrador to Alaska, in middle states and 

 westward along the mountains. It has been offered -by 

 one dealer in native plants. 



MONEYWORT, or Creeping Charlie, is Lysimachia 

 Nummularia. 



MONKEY FLOWER. See Mimulus luteus. 

 MONKEY PUZZLE. Araucaria imbricata. 

 MONKSHOOD. Aconitum. 



MONOGRAMMA (Greek, a single line; alluding to the 

 elongated linear sorus). Polypodidcece. A tropical genus 

 of several small species of grass-like ferns, rarely seen 



in cultivation. 



L. M. UNDERWOOD. 



MONOLENA (Greek words referring to the single 

 spur-like appendage on the anterior side of the anther- 

 connective). Melastomacece. About 4 species of stem- 

 less herbs from Colombia, one of which is a small hot- 

 house foliage plant, cult, like Bertolonia, and known to 

 the trade as Bertolonia primulce flora. It has metallic 

 green Ivs. 4-6 in. long, with 3-5 parallel veins, the un- 

 der surface of the Ivs. a showy rosy purple. All the- 

 species have a characteristic rootstock, composed of 

 clusters of short, thick rhizomes, prominently scarred 

 by the falling of the Ivs., and the fls. are numerous, and 

 resemble a primrose. They are about 1 in. across, 5- 

 petaled, pink, and borne on fleshy scapes. See Berto- 

 lonia. 



primulaefldra, Hook. f. (Bertolbnia primulce flora, 

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

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

 p. 162. G.C. 1870:309, figs. 53, 54. 



MONOLOPIA (Greek, one garment; referring to in- 

 volucre, the scales of which are united at base or into 

 a cup). Comp6sitce. Four species of yellow-fld., woolly 

 annuals from California, with 8-10 pistillate rays which 

 are 2-4-toothed or lobed. Lvs. entire or pinnately 

 parted: peduncles terminal, solitary, 1-fld. : heads ter- 

 minal, many-fld. : some of the disk rays sterile. Differs- 

 from Helenium in having no pappus. 



major, DC. (Helenium Douglasi,Hort.). Small and 

 woolly in the wild, green, and 2-3 ft. high in cult. : Ivs. 

 entire or somewhat toothed, sessile, linear to broadljr 

 lanceolate : fls. 2 in. across, yellow : rays dilated, 

 coarsely 3-4-toothed, appendaged at the base. B.M. 

 3839. Still advertised in American catalogues under it* 

 synonym. Said to bloom most of the summer. Lvs. 

 3-5 in. long, reflexed: rays 8-G, fertile, short, broad 

 and coarsely toothed, bright, golden yellow. 



MONOPANAX. Referred to 

 Oreopanax. 



MONSTERA (Latin, a mon- 

 ster). Aracece. Monstera delici- 

 osa is indeed a delicious mon- 

 ster in more senses than one. 

 It is a favorite greenhouse 

 climber, with huge perforated 

 leaves, whose general appear- 

 ance is sure to be remembered 

 after the first look. (See Figs. 

 1416,1417.) As the plant climbs, 

 the stems emit long, aerial 

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

 the fingers of some fabulous monster. This grotesque,, 

 dragon-like aspect is very pronounced in a notable speci- 

 men in Philadelphia which has climbed into an upper 

 gallery of the highest house in Horticultural Hall, Fair- 

 mount Park. Finally, this unique plant bears an edibie 

 fruit, which has a taste between a pineapple and a 



1416. Leaf of Monstera 



deliciosa. 



Grown under glass in 

 the North. 



