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Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripened 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, and in a mild 

 bottom-heat ; sandy loam, and a little fibry peat. 

 Winter temp., 48 to 55; summer, 60 to 80. 

 3f. Barlerioi'des (Barleria-like). 3. Green. July. 



E. Ind. 1758. 



MONEYWORT. Lysima'chia ntimmula'ria. 

 MONKEY-BREAD. Adanso'nia. 



MONKEY-FLOWER. Mi'midllS. 



MONK'S HOOD. AconVtum. 



MONNI'NA. (Named after Monnino, 

 Count de Flora Blanca, a Spanish patron 

 of botany. Nat. ord., Milkicorts [Poly- 

 galacese]. Linn., Yt-DiaddphiaS-Qctan- 



dria. Allied to Muraltia.) 



The bark of the root is used in Peru for soap, 

 and the Peruvian ladies ascribe the beauty of 

 their hair to the use of it. Greenhouse evergreen 

 hf u.\;s. Seeds in March, in a gentle hotbed ; 

 cuttings of young side-shoots in April, under a j 

 bell-glass, and kept close, but damp prevented ; ' 

 .sandy peat ,and fibry loam. Winter temp., 40 

 to 45. 



tf. crotalarioi'des (crotalaria-like). 2. Purple. 

 August. 1840. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). 12. Violet and 



white. June. Peru. 1830. 



MONOCHI'LUS. (From monos, one, and 

 cheilos, a lip ; the formation of the flower. 

 Nat. ord., Verbenas [Verbenacese]. Linn., 

 l-Didynamia 2-Aiigiospermia. Allied to 

 Verbena.) 



Stove tuber. Division of the tubers when in a 

 dormant state ; sandy loam, a little fibry peat, and 

 leaf-mould. Temp, when growing, 55 to 75?. 

 M. Gloxinifo'lius ( Gloxinia-leaved). 1838. 



MONOGRA'MMA. (From monos, one, and 

 gramma, writing ; referring to the spore, 

 or seed-cases. Nat. ord., Ferns [Polypo- 

 diaceae]. ~Linu.,24;~Cryptogamia l-Filices.} 



Stove Ferns, from the West Indies, with 

 brownish-yellow spores. See FERNS. 

 M.furca'ta (forked-teamed). June. 1825. 



grami'nea (grass-leaved). June. 1830. 



trichoi'dea (hair-like). June. 



MONOLO'PIA. (From monolopus, one 

 covering ; referring to the flower-cover- 

 ing. .Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese]. 

 Linn., 19~Syngenesia 2-Superflua. Allied 

 to Chrysanthemum.) 



A pretty, hardy annual, once called Hele'nium 

 Dougla'sii. Seeds in mellow soil, in April. 

 N. ma'jor (greater). 3. Yellow. July. Cali- 

 fornia. 1834. 



MONOME'RIA. (From monos, one, and 

 meris, a part. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchi- 

 dacese]. Linn., 2Q-Gynctndria l-Monan- 

 drla. Allied to Bulbophyllum.) 



Stove orchids. Division in spring or autumn ; 

 fibry peat, broken pots, and sphagnum. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60; summer, 60 to 90. 

 M. barba'ta (bearded). Spotted. India. 1841. 

 : ni'tida (shining). Mexico. 1841. 



MONO'PSIS. (From monos. one. and 



opsis, a face ; the flowers being more re- 

 gular than is usual in the Nat. ord., Lo- 

 bcliads [LobeliaceseJ. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia.} 



A pretty little annual, once called Lobe'lia 

 spe'cuium. Seeds in a hotbed, in March ; plants 

 pricked off, hardened off, and transferred to the 

 open border at the end of May. 

 M. conspi'cua (conspicuous). . Blue. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



MONO'TOCA. (From mon-os, one, and 



tokos, a birth ; the fruit, which is eatable, 



having only one seed. N&t.ord.,J2pficri(/s 



[EpacridaceseJ. Linn., 5-Pentandria 1- 



Moiioq>/nia. Allied to Leucopogon.) 



Greenhouse white-flowered evergreens, from 

 New South Wales. Cuttings of the points of 

 young shoots in sand, over sandy soil, and covered 

 with a bell-glass, in May ; sandy peat, and a 

 little fibry loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 M. a'llia (white). 6. June. 1824. 



elli'piic/t (oval- leaved). 8. June. 1802. 



tinea' fa (narrow-leaved). 6. June. 1804. 



scopu'riu (broom). 5. June. 1825. 



MONSO'NIA. (Named after Lady A. 

 Monson. Nat, ord., Cranesbills [Gerani- 

 acese]. IAnn.,I6-MonadclpJiia 1-Dode.can- 

 dria. Allied to Geranium.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, except ovu't'a, 

 which is biennial. All from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Seeds in a slight hotbed, in spring, and 

 transplanted; cuttings in spring and autumn, 

 under a haud-light; division and cuttings of the 

 roots in summer and autumn ; sandy loam, and a 

 little peat and leaf-mould j a cold pit or green- 

 house in winter. 

 M. loba'ta (lobed-teawecZ). 1. Purple. May. 177*. 



ovn'ta (egs-leaved). 1. White. August. 1/74. 



pilo'sa (towtf-haired). 1. White. July. 1778. 

 . Co 1 life (Colly's). 1. Pale red. July. 1820. 



specio'xa ; showy). 1. Red. May. 1774. 

 pa'luda (pale). 1. Pale red. May. 



MONTBRE'TTIA. (In honour of M. 

 Montoret. Nat. ord., Irids [IridaceteJ. 

 Linn., 16-Monadelphia I-Triandria.) 



A little Ixia-looking bulb, with yellow flowers, 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. Offsets; sandy 

 loam, with a little peat or leaf-mould ; if not pro- 

 tected on a warm border, should be kept during 

 winter in a cold pit. 

 M. flexuo'sa (zigzag). May. 1803. 



virga'ta (twiggy). May. 1825. 



MONTEZU'MA. (Named after a king of 

 Mexico. Nat. ord., Sterculiads [Stercu- 

 liacese]. Linn., ] Q-Monadelphia 1-Dods- 

 candria. Allied to Cheirostemon.) 



Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings of shoots, pet- 

 ting firm, in sand, under a glass, and in bottom- 

 heat ; sandy loam and lumpy peat. Winter 

 temp., 48 to 55; summer, 60 to 80. 

 M. speciosi'ssima (showiest). 30. Red. Mexico. 

 1827. 



MOON-SEED. Menispe'rmum. 

 MOON-TREFOIL. Medica'go arbo'rea, 

 MOONWOET. Botry 'chium. 



