Momordica 



(83) 



Monnina 



MOMORDICA. 



Annual and perennial stove climbing herbs (ord. 

 Cucurbitacea 1 ), with white or yellow flowers and 

 curiously shaped fruits. These Gourds are among 

 the best for growing in warm houses, and the fruits 

 are very ornamental when approaching ripeness. 

 Mornordicas may be raised from seed in the same 

 way as other tropical Gourds (see GOURDS), and 

 like a rich soil. They may be trained either 

 to the rafters or pillars of the house or to wire 

 trellises. 



Principal Species : 



Bals;imiua, Je., flowers 

 yel., fruits roundish, 

 yel. Balsam Apple. 



Churautia, Je., flowers 

 yel., fruits oblong, 

 yel., seeds red. Allied 

 to Balsamiiia. 



chinensis, larger fruits 

 than Charantia, and 



Other Species : 

 Elaterium (correctly 



Ecballium Elaterium, 

 nee figure). 



martim'censis, resembles 

 Charautia, very quick- 

 growing. 



inixta (see cochinchiuen- 

 sis). 



silvery, otherwise simi- 

 lar. 



cochinchinensis, Jy. , 



flowers large, yel., fruits 

 large, red, round or oval 

 ("i/ii. inixta of Jlotnnic- 

 al Magazine 5145, see 

 p. 84). 



involucrata, Jy., flowers 

 yel., fruits sc., fleshy. 



muricata, flowers yel., 

 fruits golden yel., with 

 blood red pulp and 

 wh. seeds. Muricata of 

 Willdenow is referred 

 to Charantia, and mu- 

 ricata of Veil, to Echi- 

 nocystis muricata by 

 Index Kewensis. 

 MONANTHES. 



A small genus (ord. Crassulacese) of perennial, 

 tufted herbs, with purple or orange flowers of 

 considerable beauty. They may be grown like the 

 Crassulas. 



Principal Species : 



utlantica, Ap., grh., yel. muralis (see atlantica). 

 ("il n. muralis of Jiotan- 

 VHtl Magazine 5988). 



MONARDA. (HORSE MINT.) 



A genus of showy, hardy border flowers (ord. 

 Labiat;c), easily grown in any garden soil which 

 is fertile and not too dry. They are propagated by 

 division or by seeds in spring. The flowers are in 

 clusters, produced principally at the tops of the 

 stems. The leaves are generally fragrant. 



Principal Species and Variety : 



tlidyma, IV, sum., sc. 

 (//. kalmiana). Oswe- 

 go Tea, Bee Balm, 

 Swt-et Bergamot. 



tistulosa, 2' to >', sum., 



Other Species: 

 bradburiana, 2', Je.,wh., 



pk. 

 citriodora, 2', Je., aim., 



pk. 

 cliuopodia, 2', Je. , wh. 



Basal Balm. 



pur. (SI/H*. affinis, longi- 

 folia, etc.). Wild Ber- 

 gamot, 



mollis, 2', sum., flesh 

 to HI. (syim. mollis, 

 Lindheimeri, etc.). 



clinopodioides, 1', Je., 

 pur. (syn. aristata of 

 Jtolanical Magazine 

 3526). 



punctata, 2', sum., wh., 

 yel.. pur. (.(/. lutea). 



russelliana, 3', Jy., pur. 



MONARDELLA. 



Hardy annual or perennial herbs (ord. Labiataj) 

 with aromatic foliage. They resemble the Monar- 

 das in appearance, and succeed under the same 

 conditions (see MoNARDA). Propagation, by root 

 division. 



Miimordica (of 1'n-ji/iiij and Endlicher, see Cij- 



clantJiera). 

 Monachanlhus (sec Catasetum). 



Principal Species : 



candicaus, 1', sum., ami., macrantha, aut., per., sc.; 

 wh. very fragrant foliage, 



rootstock creeping. 



MONESES. 



One species only (ord. Ericaceae), a hardy, 

 stoloniferous, perennial herb, almost or entirely 

 destitute of stem. The solitary flowers are interest- 

 ing and pretty. Propagation, by division, and the 

 soil should be light and rich. The plants do not 

 dislike a semi-shaded position. 



Only Species : 



grandiflora, Je., hdy., wh. or pk. (syns. uniflora 

 and Pyrola uniflora). 



ELATEKIUM. 



MONIMIA. 



A small and obscure genus (ord. Monimiaceas), 

 whose members are not in cultivation in this 

 country. The flowers are small, and not at all 

 showy. The species are all natives of the Has- 

 carene Islands. 



MONKEY FLOWER (** MIMU- 

 LUS). 



MONKEY PUZZLE (.<' ARAU- 

 CARIA IMBRICATA). 



MONNINA (syn. HBBEASDBA). 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, small trees, or 

 herbs (ord. Polygalese). There are many species, 

 but none is of any special decorative value, and 



Monulla (siv Cyrtanthm). 



Mtineyn-ort (see Lt/simacliM Nummularia). 



MiDiilia fructif/ena (see Hot of fruit). 



Monizia (nee Ttiapsia). 



Munftey Bread (see Adansonia). 



Monkey Nut (see Ara.cltis hypoycea). 



Monkey's Comb (see Pitliecocten'nim). 



Monkey's Earring (see Pit/iecolobium}. 



Monk's Cowl Orchid (tee Pteryyodium). 



Monk's Hood (see Aconitum}. 



Monk's Pepper Tree (see Vilex Agnus-cattug). 



