GLOSSARY OF GENERIC AND SPECIFIC NAMES. 
Mrntze.i, Dr. C. Mentzel. 
Merrensia, Prof. F. C. Mertens, of Bre- 
men. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM, midday-flower. 
MicRANTHUS, small-flowered. 
MIcROcEPHALUM, small-headed. 
MicrocakPvs, small-fruited. 
MicromERIa, small-part. 
MIMULUS, ape; mimic. 
Mingartus, vermilion-colored. 
Mrinimvs, smallest. 
Minor, smaller. 
MopEstTUus, modest. 
Mottvco, the Latin name, 
MontTanvs, mountain. 
MonaRDELLA, little Monarda, a genus 
named for Nicholas Monardes, a writer 
on medicinal plants. 
Moscuatus, musky. 
‘MUHLENBERGII, Dr. H. 
American botanist. 
wiJILLA, Allium reversed. 
Mo tricavLis, many-stemmed. 
Muhlenberg, an 
Moricatvs, rough, with hard points. 
MynrtiFoLius, myrtle-leaved. 
Nanvs, dwarf. 
NeEmERoSA, wood; forest. 
NEMOPHILA, grove-lover. 
Nicotiana, John Nicot, who introduced 
tobacco into Europe. 
Nitevs, beautiful; bright. 
Niripum, shining. 
NupicavLg, naked-stemmed. 
Noupvus, naked. 
Nurrauuia, Thomas Nuttall, botanist and 
ornithologist. 
OBTUSIFOLIA, blunt-leaved. 
OcELLATA, spotted with little eyes. 
OccIpENTALIS, western. 
CENOTHERA, wine- sucker 
thirst). 
OFFICINALIS, medicinal. 
ORBICULARIS, round, 
OrrGana, Oregon. 
OnTHOCARPUS, erect-fruit. 
Ovata, egg-shaped (leaves). 
Oxycarpum, sharp-fruited. 
OxycaRyum, sharp-nut. 
(roots cause 
Pzxonta, the ancient name. 
Pactrica, Pacific. 
PALUSTRIS, swamp; marsh. 
PaPILLosvs, warty. 
PaRVIFLORUS, small-flowered. 
PaRVIFOLIUS, small-leaved. 
Pataconica, Patagonian. 
Paucisecta, few-lobed. 
Pecrocarya, comb-toothed nut. 
Pepatus, foot-shaped. 
PEDICULARIS, from pediculus, a louse. 
Petatom, shield; shield-shaped. 
PENDULIFLORA, hanging flower; drooping- 
flower. 
PENICILLATA, brush-like. 
tuft of hairs). 
PENTSTEMON, five stamens, 
Perrouiata, perfoliate (the stem growing 
through the leaf).’ 
PHARNACEOIDES, Ginseng-like. 
PHILADELPHUS, Philadelphus, a King of 
Egypt. 
Piota, painted; colored. 
Priosissima, most-hairy. 
Pinnata, pinnate; feather-like. 
Pirus, old Latin name of the pear tree. 
PLatysTEMON, flat-stamen. 
Puiatystiema, flat-stigma. 
PLURIFLORA, many-flowered. 
Pocoeyng, bearded-pistil. 
(Stigma with a 
