GLOSSABY OF GENERIC AND SPECIFIO NAMES. 



Mentzelia, Dr. C. Mentzel. 



Mertensia, Prof. F. C. Mertens, of Bre- 

 men. 



Mesembrtahthemitm, midday-flower. 



MiCEANTHUS, small-flowered. 



Miceooephalum, small-lieaded. 



MiCEOCARPUS, small-fruited. 



Miceomekia, small-part. 



MiMULUs, ape; mimic. 



MiNEATUS, vermilion-colored. 



MiNiMtJS, smallest. 



MiNOB, smaller. 



MoDESTUS, modest. 



MoLLUGO, the Latin name. 



MoNTANUS, mountain. 



MoNAEDELLA, little Monarda, a genus 

 named for Nicholas Monardes, a writer 

 on medicinal plants. 



MosCHATUs, musky. 



■'■iuHLENBEEQii, Dr. H. Muhlenberg, an 

 American botanist. 



iduiLLA, Allium reversed. 



MtJLTicAULis, many-stemmed. 



MuEiCATUS, rough, with hard points. 



Myetifolius, myrtle-leaved. 



Nanus, dwarf. 



Nembeosa, wood; forest. 



Nemophila, grove-lover. 



NicoTiAifA, John Nicot, who introduced 



tobacco into Europe. 

 NiTEUS, beautiful; bright. 

 NiTiDUM, shining. 

 NuDiCAULE, naked-stemmed. 

 NuDUS, naked. 

 NuTTALLiA, Thomas NuttaU, botanist and 



ornithologist. 



Obtosieoua, blunt-leaved. 

 OcELLATA, spotted with little eyes, 

 Occidbntaxis, western. 



OSngtheea, wine -sucker (roots cause 



thirst). 

 Oepicinalis, medicinal. 

 Oebicitlaeis, round. 

 Oeegana, Oregon. 

 Oethocaepus, erect-fruit. 

 OvATA, egg-shaped (leaves). 

 OxYCAEPUM, sharp-fruited. 

 OxYCAEYUM, sharp-nut. 



Pjsonia, the ancient name. 



Pacieica, Pacific. 



PAL0STEIS, swamp; marsh. 



Papillosus, warty. 



Paeviploeus, small-flowered. 



Paevipolius, small-leaved. 



Patagonica, Patagonian. 



Paucisecta, few-lobed. 



Pectocaeya, comb-toothed nut. 



Pedatus, foot-shaped. 



Pedioulaeis, from pediculus, a louse. 



Peltatum, shield; shield-shaped. 



Pendulieloea, hanging flower; drooping- 



flower. 

 Penioillata, brush-like. (Stigma with a 



tuft of hairs). 

 Pentstemon, five stamens. 

 Peepoliata, perfoliate (the stem growing 



through the leaf). 

 Phaenaceoides, Ginseng-like. 

 Philadelphus, Philadelphus, a King of 



Egypt. 

 PiCTA, painted; colored. 

 Pilosissima, most-hairy. 

 PiNNATA, pinnate; feather-like. 

 PiRUS, old Latin name of the pear tree. 

 Platystemon, flat-stamen. 

 Platystigma, flat-stigma. 

 Plueifloea, many-flowered. 

 PoGOQYNE, bearded-pistil. 



