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Mae'gella — The elliptic ring surrounding 

 certain stomatae. 



Margina'tus— Edged, brimmed. 



Mari'ncs, Marine'— Inhabiting the sea. 

 Mabjt'imus, Mar'itime — Growing 

 within the immediate influence of the 

 sea. The former term is more fre- 

 quently restricted to submerged plants, 

 the latter to such as grow on the shore; 

 but they are often used indiscrimi- 

 nately. (See Malcolmia maritinia, the 

 Virginian Stock.) 



Mas — Male. Masculinus — Possessing 

 male organs. 



MAS'Toro— Teat-like. 



Ma'teioal— Belonging'to the matrix. 



Matoti'nus— Taking place in the morning 

 only, as the expansion of certain flowers. 



Matuba'tion — The process of ripening; 

 also the time when fruits are ripe. 



Mbdul'la— Pith. Also in the seed, em- 

 ployed as a synonym for " Perisper- 

 miam. " 



Medul'laet, Mbdullo'sus — Synonym for 

 "Pithy." The medullary rays are 

 vertical plates of cellular tissue, which 

 proceed from the pith to the surface, 

 and are characteri.stio of the stems of 

 Exogens. The medullary sheath is a 

 thin zone of vascular tissue immediately 

 surrounding the pith. It abounds in 

 spiral vessels, and is in direct connec- 

 tion, when young, with the leaf-buds 

 and branches, with the petioles and 

 veins of the leaves, and other ramifica- 

 tions of the system. Like the pith, it 

 gradually disappears in old wood. 



Mb'gas — In composition, "great," as 

 Megace'phalus, great-headed, and 

 Megasper'ma, as the large seeds of 

 MiUettia megasperma, called also 

 Native Wistaria. 



Meioste'monous, Mbioste'monus— Where 

 the stamens are fewer in number than 

 the petals. 



Melanophyl'lUs— Having leaves of a dark 

 colour. (See fruit of Elmodendron 

 melanocarpum, or inflorescence of Pani- 

 cum melananthum ; also wood of 

 A cacia. ) Mel anoxtlon— Blackwood , 

 from producing wood of a very dark 

 colour. Several trees have received this 

 name. 

 ' Mel'incs— Of a honey colour. 



Membrana'ceous, Membrana'ce0s — Thin 

 and more or less transparent. Mem'- 

 BRANE, Membha'na — A delicate pellicle 

 of. homogeneous ti/sue ; also a very thin 

 layer composed of cellular tissue. (See 

 the fronds of Trickomanes. ) 



Menisooid', Mbniscoi'drus — Kesemblinga 

 crescent. ' 



Menstrua'lis — Existing for about a 

 • month. 



Men'struum — A liquor used as a dissolvent. 



Merioar'pium— One carpel, with part of 

 the calyx investing it, in the fruit of 

 XJmbelliferEe. 



Me'sooarp — Synonym for "Sarcooarp." 



Mesophti'HO — In the middle of a leaf or 

 frond. 



Mesos — The middle ; in composition, Meso. 



Mesospo'kium, Mes'ospore— The middle 

 membrane of the coat of a spore. 



Misophtl'lum — The whole inner portion 

 or parenchyma of leaves,situatebetween 

 the upper and under epidermis. 



Met'agen esis — A kind of alternation of 

 generation. 



Meteoe'ic — Applied to flowers whose 

 expansion is influenced by the state of 

 the weather. 



Mex'ioana — Of Mexico, as Argemone mexi- 

 cana, or Devil's I'ig. 



Mi'orogoni'dia— Small gonidia.. 



Ml/CROS— Small ; in composition. Micro. 



Mi'orosoma— Small granule. 



/t=Ml'CEO-MILLIMETEES. 



Mi'CROPYLB, MiCEOPYLA (Literally, " small 

 gate") — The nearly closed foramen, asit 

 exists in the ripened seed ; or, in 

 other words, a mark indicating the 

 position of the foramen of the ovule. 



Mildew on Vines, Roses, Tomatoes, &c. — 

 The following is recommended by a 

 writer in Gard. Chron. for keeping in 

 check this troublesome pest : — IJ lb. 

 quicklime, 3 lb. sulphate of copper, 

 20 gallons of water. Dissolve the 

 sulphate of copper in cold water for 

 two hours in one vessel, in another pour 

 a little water by degrees on the lime, 

 mixing it well till it becomes a milky 

 liquid, then pour the latter into the 

 former, stir them well, and add to the 

 20 gallons of water already provided, 

 and with this syringe the diseased 

 plants. 



Minia'tus — Of a vermilion colour. Pure 

 red with a little yellow. (See flowers 

 of Tritonia miniata.) 



MiN'iMA-^Least, as Passijlora minima. 



Mi'tea — A bonnet. Used ' synonymously 

 with "Galea, "for "Helmet." Mi'tei- 

 EOEU, Miteifoe'mis— Conical, and 

 somewhat dilated at the base. (See 

 Mitrasaeme flowers.) 



Mm=Millimetees. 



Mo'bile — Capable of spontaneous move- 

 ment. 



Mo'bilis — Movable, variable. Synonym 

 for "Versatilis." Mobility — The 

 power of motion, as in Sensation plant. 



MoDl'oLUS — The nave of a wheel. 

 Modiolifor'mis— Nave-shaped. (See 

 fruit of the naturalized weed, Modiola 

 earoliniana.) 



Molendina'cbus— Mill-sail shaped ; having 

 many wings projecting from a convex 

 surface, as the fruit of Moringa. 



Mol'lis — Soft. (See the leaves of Domheya 



Monilii'Oe'mis— Necklace-like ; where a 

 cylindrio body is contracted at regular 

 intervals, as many legumes. (See 

 S<yphora.\ 



Mo'nos — Alone. " Mono," in compounds, 

 signifies "one." As Monadel'phia ; 

 the stamens having their filaments 

 united together,, so as to form a ring 

 round the pistil; Monan'dbia, MoNAK - 

 DEUS, applied to flowers which have but 

 a single stamen ; Monocae'peus, when 

 a plant bears fruit once only during its 

 existence ; Monoobph'alus, where 

 flowers are disposed in single heads or 

 umbels; Monochlamt'dbus, where a 



