INDEX 



595 



All numbers refer to pages, hea\'y type indicating illustrations. 



Marshmallow, 163, 164, 166, 369, 

 410, 411 



Marsli-marigold, 198, 199, 208, 

 328-356, 404, 405, 558 



Mastery through choosing the 

 better way, 468 



Masts, 270 



Matches, 245 



Mats, 232, 235, 239 



Matting, 223, 235; straw, 235 



Mattress filling, 235 



Meadow Rue, 339, 328-356 



Mechanical causes in evolution, 

 453 



Mechanical equivalent of heat, 

 116 



Medicinal plants, 162, 163; plas- 

 ters, 288; rhubarb, 170 



Medicines, 162 



Mediterranean food-plants, 124 



Megaphyton, Tree-ferns 



Meliacece, Melia Family 



Melia Family: mahogany, 266 



Members, 323, 324, 326; of flower- 

 ing plant, 327 



Menispermacew, Moonseed Family 



Mentha piperita, Peppermint; 

 spicata, Spearmint 



Menthol, 178 



Meristem, 487 



Meristematic tissue, 487 



Metabolism, 84 



Metachlarnydece, Bellflower Series 



Metachlamydcous flowers, 386 



Metallurgy, 300 



Metal polishing, 542 



Metroxylon la:ve, Smooth Sago 

 Palm 



Metroxylon Rumphii, Prickly Sago 

 Palm 



Mezereum Familv, 400: daphne, 

 205 



Microbes, 494 



Micro-organisms, 494 



Micropyle, 346, 552, 556 



Microsperma, Orchid Order 



Microsporangium, 545 



Microspore, 545, 546 



Migrations, 46S 



Mildews, 499 



Milk-souring Bacterium, 493 



Milkweed Family, 401 



Milky juice, 361 



Mineral fibers, 223; kingdom, 561, 

 562; substances, 321 



Mineral matter in grains, 31 



Mine timbering, 245 



Mint, 418, 419 



Mint Family, 383, 401, 418, 419: 

 peppermint, 147, 148; sage, 138; 

 spearmint, 139; summer savor}', 

 139; sweet marjoram, 140; 

 thyme, 139 



Miscellaneous condiments, 137; 

 food-plants, 35; food-products, 

 91 



Misconceptions of evolution, 439, 

 440 



Mistletoe, 210, 211, 212 



Mistletoe Family, 398: mistletoe, 

 210, 211 



Mixed diet, 118 



Mixed fibers, 225, 231 



Models, 280 



Modern food-plants, 124 



Molasses, 101 



Molded ornaments, 287 



Monadelphous stamens, 366 



Monkshood, 189, 191, 196, 208, 

 328-356, 404, 405 



Monocots, 377 



Monocotyledortes, Monocotyl Sub- 

 class 



Monocotyledonous, 388 



Monocotyl Subclass, 391, 397 



MoncEcious, 374 



Montgomerie, Dr. W., 286 



Moonseed Family, 398 



Moracece, Mulberry Family 



Mordant, 294, 295' 



Morning-glory Familv, 379, 401, 

 416, 417: sweet potato, 58, 59 



Morphine, 182 



Morphological, botanjr, 10; differ- 

 entiation, 322, 572: units, 323 



Moss, 395, 519, 544; Iceland, 395; 

 Irish, 105; Peat, 394 



Mosses, 308 



Mosswort Division, 395, 396 



Moss worts, 530 



Mother of vinegar, 155 



Motile gametes in cyeads, 554; 

 protoplasts, 560 



Motion in plants, 573 



