MEN 



MEN 



A hardy annual. Seed in April, in common 

 soil. 



jlf. linifo'Kus (Flax-leaved\ A. White. June. 

 Caucasus. 181P. 



MEXI'SCIUJH. (From meniskos, a 

 crescent ; referring to the shape of the 

 spore or seed-cases. Nat. ord., Ferns 

 fTolypodiacen?]. Linn., 2-i-Cryptoyamia 

 l-FUices.) 



Stove Ferns with brown spores. See Ferns. 

 M. cuspida'tum (sharp-pointed). May. Isle 

 of Luzon. 



palu'stre (marsh) . 4. May. West Indies. 



proli'ferum (proliferous). May. East Indies. 



1820. 



retieula'tum (netted). f . May. Mar- 



tinique. 1793. 



sorbifo'lium (Sorb-leaved). 1. Brazil. 1823. 



Mphy'llum (three-leaved). 1. June. East 



Indies. 1828. 



MENISPE'RMUM. Moonseed. (From 

 mene, the moon, and sperma, a seed. 

 Nat. ord., Menispermads [Menisperma- 

 ee83]. Linn., 22-Dicecia IQ-Decandria. 

 Allied to Cocculus.) 



Chiefly hardy deciduous twining plants. Di- 

 vision of the roots ; cuttings in spring, under a 

 hand-light, and by seeds sown at the same 

 rime ; common garden soil. 

 M. amari'ssimum (most-bitter). Yellow. East 

 Indies. 1804. Stove evergreen climber. 



Canade'nse (Canadian). 10. Green, yellow, i 



June. North America. 1691. 



. loba'tum (\obe-leaved). Green, : 



yellow. June. North America. 1/32. ; 



Lyo'nii (Lyon's). 10. Purple. June. North 



America. 1823. 



MENONVI'LLEA. (Named after T. de 

 Menonville, a French naturalist. Nat. 

 ord., Crucifors [Brassicacese] . Linn., 

 1 5. Tt'tradynamia. ) 



Hardy annual. Seeds ; common garden 

 soil. 



M.fiUfo'lia (thread-leaved). 1. Greenish l 

 white. August. Chili. 1836. 



ME'NTHA. Mint. (Mentha is the 

 Latin name of the herb. Nat. ord., j 

 Labiates, or Lipworts [Lamiaceae]. I 

 Linn., l-Didynamia 1 Grymnospermia.) \ 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, purple-flowered i 

 except where otherwise mentioned. Division 

 of the plant or roots, in spring and autumn 

 the first period is the best m stiff clayey soils ; ' 

 common garden soil. 

 M. arve'nsis (field), f . August. Britain. 



balsa'mea (Balsam-scented). lj. July. Italy, i 



1804. 



bla'nda (mild). 2. White. September. ! 



Nepaul. 1824. 



Ca nade'nsis (Canadian). 1. August. North; 



America. 1800. 



glabra'ta (smoothed). 1, July.! 



North America, 1800. 



M. cltra'ta (citron-scented). July. Britain. 



cocci' nea (scarlet). 1. Scarlet. July. East 



Indies. 1823. 



dental ta (toothed). 1. July. Germany. 



1816. 



glabra'ta (smoothed). 1. July. Egypt. 1802. 



inca'na (hoary). l. July. Greece. 1/90. 



lavanditia'cea (Lavender- Jmoed). 1. July. 



Spain. 1823. 



piperi'ta (Pepper). 2. August. England. 



pule'gi um (Pennyroyal). . August. Britain. 



J2eg-M/e'/ii(Requien's). ?. Lilac. August. 



Corsica. 1829- 



salici'na (Willow-teawed). Cape of Good 



Hope. 



sua'uis (sweet). Red. July. France. 



vi'ridis (green. Spear}. 2. August. Britain. 

 cri'spa (curled). 2. July. 1807. 



MENTZE'LIA. (Named after C.Ment- 

 zel, a German botanist. Nat. ord., 

 Loasads [Loasacese]. Linn., 12-Icosan- 

 dria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Bartonia.) 



Easily raised from seed ; and stipitatu from 

 shoots, in sand, under a glass, in heat ; sandy 

 loam and peat. 



M. a'spera (rough). 2. Yellow. July. America. 

 1733. Hardy annual. 



stipita'ta (ataiked-flowered). 2. Yellow. 



October. Mexico. 1835. Hardy 

 herbaceous perennial. 



MENYA'NTHES. Buck Bean. (From 

 men, a month, and anthos, a flower ; the 

 time of duration. Nat. ord., Gentian- 

 worts [Gentianaceffi]. Linn., 5-Pentan- 

 drla 1-Monogynia. Allied to Yillarsia.) 



Hardy perennial aquatics. Division of the 

 plant, and by seed in spring ; moist situation. 

 M. trifolia'ta (three-leaved). 1. White. July. 

 Britain. 



America'na (American). 1 . Pale 



red. July. North America. 1818. 



MENZIE'SIA. (Named after A. Men- 

 zies, surgeon and naturalist to the ex- 

 pedition under Vancouver. Nat. ord., 

 Heathworts [Ericaceas], Linn., S-Oc- 

 tinidria \-Monogynia. Allied to An- 

 dromeda.) 



Chiefly by layers early in autumn, and by 

 cuttings under a hand-light ; sandy peat, with 

 a little loam. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. 



Brown. May. 

 Brown. 



M.ferrugi'nea (rusty). 

 North America. 



1811. 



globula'ris (g\o\)\ila.r-flowere.d) . 



May. North America. 0. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



M. ernpetri'formis (Empetrum-like). Purple. 

 June. North America. 1810. 



polifo'lia (Polium-leaved). 2. Purple. July. 



Ireland. 



.. a'tro-purpu'ren (dark-purple\ 2, 



Dark purple. 



