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flowers of sulphur, however, are sufficient, [ 

 arid not so injurious to leaves. Ure do 

 rosE, Puccinia rosff, and Cladosporium 

 herbarum are the mildew fungi of the 

 rose-tree ; Oidium erysipltoides, of the 

 peach-tree; Oidinm Tuckeri, of the vine ; 

 Glccosporium concentrintm, of the cabbage ; 

 and Erysiphe communis, of the pea. Of 

 course there are many others. 



The most important point for subduing 

 the mildew fungus is to apply the sulphur 

 immediately it appears. To prevent its 

 occurrence, nothing is so effectual as 

 keeping the roots and the leaves equally 

 active by a due amount of warmth and 

 moisture. 



MILFOIL. AchiUe'a. 



MILK- VETCH. Astra 'gains. 



MILK-WOOD. Bro'simum spu'rium. 



MILKWOHT. Poly'yula. 



MI'LLA. (Named after J. Milla, a 

 gardener to the Spanish court. Nat. ord., 

 Lily worts [Liliacea;]- Linn., Q-Hexandria 

 I-JIonoyynia. Allied to Caloscordium.) 



Half-hardy little bulbs, with white flowers, which 

 succeed in a deep, front border of light soil; off- 

 sets when in a dormant state. 

 JM. hiflo'ra (two-flowered). l. May. Mexico. 1826. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered), f . February. Buenos 



Ayres. 1832. 



MILLINGTO'NIA. (Named after Sir T. 

 Millington, professor of botany at Oxford. 

 Nat. ord., Bianoaiads [Bignoniacese]. 

 Linn., l-Didynamia 2 Angiospermia.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-gla*s, and in bottom- 

 heat ; sandy loam and peat. Winter temp., 48 

 to 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 M. simplicifo' lia (simple-leaved). 20. Yellow. 

 E, Ind. 1828, 



MILLIPEDE. See JULUS. 



MILTO'NIA. (Named afterthe.Z?arZ Fitz- 

 william. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidaceoe]. 

 Linn., 20-Gynandria i-Monandria. Allied 

 to Brassia.) 



Stove orchids, from Brazil, except where other- 

 wise mentioned. Divisions in spring; shallow 

 baskets in moss, sphHjrisum, &e., or lixed to a 

 block of wood, and then this block fastened 

 across the top, inside of a pot. Winter temp., 

 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 M. bi'cnlor (two-coloured). White, red. 183Q. 



ca'ndida (white-lip'ped). 2. Yellow and brown. 



March. 1830. 

 fl-uwe' saens (ye\\o\\i*l)-Hpped). 2. White, 



yellow. June. 1837. 

 grandiflo'ru (large-flowered). ' 2. Brown, 



white. December. 1837. 



Clowe'sii(Rev. J. Clowes's). 1 . Yellow, brown. 



1840. 

 pn'llida (pale). Yellow, brown. 183Q. 



cunea'ta (weAfe- lipped). 1. Yellow, purple. 



March. 1843. 



jla'va. (yellow-flowered), Yellow. July. 1843. 



M. /fart<TMsM(Karwinski's). 3. Yellow, brown. 

 August. Mexico. 183Q. 



odorn'ta (sweet-scented). 1843. 



Russeliiu'na (Duke of Bedford's). Brown, 



lilac. December. Rio Janeiro. IH35. 



stella'ta (star-flowered). White. February. 



1839. 



spectu,' bills (showy). 1. White, violet. July. 



1835. 



a' t ro-purpu'rea (dark purple). Rio Janeiro. 



color a 1 ta (/*?'g7i-coloured). Rose. 1838. 



MIME'TES. (From mimos, a mimic; 

 referring to its resemblance to allied 

 genera. Nat. ord., Proteads [Proteacese]. 

 Linn., 4^-Tctrandria 1-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Leucospermum.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Cuttings of the ripened shoots 

 towards autumn, or in the spring, before Srtrsa 

 growth commences, in sand, under a glass, but 

 without 'bottom-heat, at least until a swelling 

 takes place at their base ; peal and a little loam. 

 Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 M. capitula'ta (small-headed). Red. June. 18??. 



cuculla'ta (hooded-teaoed). 2. Purple. l?y. 



divarica'ta (spreading). 2^. White. July. 1795. 



Harto'gii (Hartoge'sy. 5. July. 1824. 



hi'rta (hairy). 3$. Red. July. 1/74. 



palu'stris (marsh). 1. Purple. July. 1802. 



pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). 3%. Red. July. 18)8. 



purpu'ren (purple). 2. Purple. November. I/8U. 



vacciniifo'lia (whortleberry-leaved). 3. 1800. 

 MIMO'SA. (From mimos, a mimic ; 



referring to the irritability of the leaves, 

 as if imitating animal sensibility. Nat. 

 or&.,Leguminoua Plants [Fabacese]. Linn., 

 23-Polygamia 1 Moncecia.) 



Stove evergreens, except pudi'ca, commonVy 

 called the Sensitive Plant, which is an annual, 

 and vi'ou, which is herbaceous. Seeds sown in 

 a hotbed, in the spring ; cuttings also of younir 

 shoots, getting rather firm at the base, in sandy 

 soil, and in heat ; sandy loam, leaf-mould, and a 

 little peat. Winter temp., 50 to 55 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. The foliage of most is beautifully 

 leafleted, and many species more or less sensitive 

 to the touch ; most of them furnish fine examples 

 of what is termed sleep in plants, as the leaflet* 

 fold together at night. 



M. angula'ta (zngleA-branched), White. June. 

 Brazil. 1826. 



Barclaua'na (Barclay's). 1. Madagascar. 1824. 



ca'sta (chaste). 2. Pale yellow, July. S. Amer. 



1741. 



cilia'ta (hair-fringed). White. June. Brazil. 



1824. 



ferrugi'nea (rusty), 1. E. Ind. 1818. 



floribu'nda (bundle-flowered). 1. Pink. June. 



Cumana. 1824. 



interme'dia (intermediate). Rose. April. Ca- 



raccas. 1825. 



lalispino'sn (broad-spined). 3. White. Sep- 



tember. Madagascar. 1823. 



marginu'tu (bordered). Pink. Mexico. 



ubtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 3. lied. June. 



Brazil. 1816. 



polydu'ctyla (many-fingered). 1$. Purple. 



June. Guiana. 1822. 



pudibu'ndu (blushing). 2. Pale red. Bahia. 



1818. 



pudi'ca (chaste. Humble-plant). 1. White. 



June, Brazil. 1638. 



