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Mangrove. See Rhissbphora Mangle. 



Mangrove, white, op Brazil. See Avicinnia. 



Manicaria, Gcertner. From manica, a glove ; 

 in allusion to the spathe. Linn. 21, Or. 9, 

 Nat. Or. Palmacece. This is a fine palm, 

 which must be grown in a rich loam, and can 

 only be increased by seeds, 

 sacctfera . Striped . 6, S. Palm. 30 E. Ind. . 1823 



Manicot. See Areca Mdnicot. 



Manihot, Plumier. The name of the plant in 

 Brazil. Linn. 21, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Euphorbi- 

 acece. For culture and propagation, see Jd- 

 trqpJia. See Janlplia. 



an6mala 

 caricaefdlia . 

 dalechampiae- 

 fbrmis . . 

 digitifbrmis 

 digitate . . 

 diversifdlia 

 gracilis . . 

 pruindsa 

 sinuate . . 

 tenuifdlia . 



Brown 7, S. Bv. S. 

 Bl. bn. 7, S. Ey. S. 



3 Brazil . 

 3 Brazil . 



.1822 

 . 1822 



■Brown 7, S. Ev. S. 3, S. Amer. . 1818 



. Bl. gn. 7, S. Ev. S. 

 . Bl. gn. 7, G. Ev. S. 

 . Bl. gn. 7, G. Ev. S. 

 . Bn.gn. 7, S. Ev. S. 

 . Bl. bn. 7, S. Ev. S. 

 . Brown 7, S. Ev. S. 

 . Bl. bn. 6, S. Ev. S. 



3 Brazil . . 1826 

 3 Australia . 1820 

 3 Australia . 1822 

 3 Brazil . . 1822 

 8 Brazil . . 1824 

 3 Brazil . . 1824 

 3 Brazil . . 1822 



Manihot. See Hibiscus Mdnihot. 



MANisimis, Swartz. From mcmis, a scaly lizard, 

 and oura, a tail ; referring to the appearance 

 of the spikes. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gra- 

 minacece. A curious plant, of simple culture, 

 granulans . Apetal . 7, G. Grass. ^2 B. Ind. . 1821 



Manita, or Hand plant. See Cheirostemon 



Manna ash. See Ormis rotxmdifolia. 



Manna of Jews. See Alhagi maurorum. 



Manna-seeds. See Glyciria fluitans. 



Manna trtjnge-been. See Alhagi Maurdrum. 



Man-orchis. See Aceras anthropbphora. 



MANTfsiA, Sims. Name taken from the insect 

 mantis; because of the resemblance of the 

 flowers. Linn. 1, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zingiber acece. 

 These singular plants thrive well in a mixture 

 of loam, peat, and sand, and are easily in- 

 creased by dividing the roots. 



saltatbria . Purple 6, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1808 

 spatulata . . Blue . 6, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1823 



ManJilea, Linn. From manus, the hand ; in 

 allusion to the five divisions of the corolla. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophularidcece. 

 Handsome plants, rarely to be met with in 

 collections ; they grow well in a mixture of 

 peat and sand, or vegetable mould, and are 

 propagated with ease either by cuttings or 

 seeds. Synonymes: 1, Buchnera fcetida; 2, 

 B. capinsis; 3, B. viscbsa ; 4, Chcenbstoma 

 fasciculdta. See CJicenbstoma. 

 argentea . . Yellow 7, G. A. 1 C G. H. 1801 



Cheirahthus . Orange 8, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1795 

 cordata . . Red . 7, G. Ev. Tr. 3 C. G. H. 1816 

 fretida 1 . . . White. 7, G. A. l| C. G. H. 1794 



pedunculate . White. 9, G. Ev. S. if C. G. H. 1790 

 rhynchahtha . Yellow 9, S. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. 1823 

 rubra .... Bed . 6, G. Ev. 8. 14 C. G. H. 1790 

 tomcntbsa . Yellow 8, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H. 1774 

 villdsa2 . . White. 6, G. A. 1 C. G. H. 1783 



violacea . . . Violet . 9, S. Her. P. 1J . 1894 



viscbsa 3 . Pink . 9, G. Ev. 8. 1 C. G. H. 1774 



mthibpica, aUcmifblia, capitdta, crystalllna, 

 linifblia 4, opjpositifilia. 



Maple. See Acer. 



Mappa, Sprengel. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. 



Euphorbiacece. For culture and propagation, 

 see Jdtropha. 



moluccana . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Moluccas . 1828 

 Mabanta, Linn. After B. Maranti, a Vene- 

 tian physician and botanist, who died in 1554. 

 Limn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Maro.ntacecc. A 

 genus of interesting plants, which grow well 

 in any light rich soil ; they are readily in- 

 creased by dividing at the roots. M. arundin- 

 acea, known as Arrow-root, is esteemed for the 

 fsecula which abounds in the root, and on that 

 account it is collected as a delicate article of 

 food. Synonyme: 1, Phrfinium sanguineum. 

 See Phrijnium. 



7, S. Her. P. 2 Columb. 1849 



7 S. Her. P. 2 W. Ind. 1820 



7, 8. Her. P. 1 



7, S. Her. P. 2 



7, S. Her. P. ■ 



4, 8. Her. P. i 

 P. 



White . 

 Bed . 

 White . 

 White. 

 White. 

 White. 



albo-lineate 

 angustifblia 

 argyreea 

 arundinacea 

 blcolor . 



minor . . 

 cuspidate 

 divaricate . 



purpurascens White 

 fasciate . . 

 gibba . . 

 gracilis . . 

 indica . . 

 lutea . . . 

 malaccensis 

 metalJica 

 obllqua . . 

 ornate . . 

 pardlna . 

 petiolata . 

 rosea-lineate 

 sanguinea 1 

 sylvatica . 

 Tfinchat . 

 variegate . 

 Warscewiczii 



YeUow 7, S. Her. 

 White. 7, S. Her. 



S.Amer. 1732 

 Brazil . 1823 

 S.Amer. 1828 

 8. Leone 1822 



P. 1$ Brazil 



1818 

 1823 



8. Her. P. li Brazil 



7, S. Her. P. I 



8, S Her. P. 4 

 7, 8. Her. P. 2 



P. 2 



P. 2 Caraccasl8i>9 



E. Ind. . 1818 

 Guiana. 1823 

 W.Ind. . 1800 



White 



White 



White 



Whito . 6^ 8. Her. 



Gn. wt. 6, 8. Her. 



Gn. wt. 12, S. Her. P. 2 E.Ind. . 1S20 



Pk. wht: 7, S. Her. P. 2 



Bed . 7, 8. Her. P. 2 Guiana. 1803 



Yellow 7, S. Her. P. 2 Columb. 1849 



White. 7, S. Her. P. 2 



Red 7, S. Her. P. 1 Guiana. 1818 



White . 7, S. Her. P. 2 Columb. 1S49 



Wt.crm. 6, 8. Her. P. 4 . 1850 



YeUow 7, 8. Her. P. 2 W.Ind. . 1800 



Bed . 7, S. Her. P. 6 E. Ind. . 1819 



White. 7, 8. Her. P. 1 S.Amer. 1825 



Yellow 6, S. Her. P. 2 C.Amer. 



Maeantace<e, or Marants. These plants 

 greatly resemble Ginger-worts (Zingiberacece) 

 in their habits, but are all destitute of aroma. 

 To this order belongs arrow-root (Maranta 

 arundinacea), the Indian shot (Canna), and 

 other well-known stove herbaceous plants. 



Marattia, Swartz. In honour of J. F. Ma- 

 ratti, of Vallombrosa in Tuscany, a writer upon 

 ferns. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. PolypocHacece. 

 These ornamental ferns grow well in loam and 

 peat, and are increased by dividing the roots, 

 or by seeds. 



alata . . . Brown . 8, 8. Her. P. 1J Jamaica . 1798 

 elegans . . Bn. yel. 8, S. Ev. S. lj Norfolk I. 

 lsevis . . . Bn. yel. 8, S. Her. P. 2 Jamaica . 1793 

 cicutsefolia . Bn. yel. 8, 8. Her. P. 2 Brazil . 1S42 



MarattiacEjE. See Danaacece. 



MarciHscent, permanent ; when withered not 

 falling off. 



Marcetia, De Candolle. Named after Dr. 

 Marcet of Geneva, a chemist, who was the 

 author of a curious paper concerning the effect 

 of poisons on plants. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Melastomaceoe. Curious little plants, requiring 

 warm greenhouse treatment, and increased by 

 cuttings. A soil composed of one half leaf- 

 mould, one fourth peat, and one fourth sand, 

 seems to suit them best, but they are consi- 

 dered difficult to manage. Synonyme: 1, 



andicola . . Rose . . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 Venezuela 

 decussate 1 . Pink . . 9, S. De. S. 2 Brazil . 1840 

 excoriate . . Pksh. wt. 6, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. 1843 



