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excelsa. . . White . 7, G. Ev. T. 40 E. Ind. . 1S19 



guineehsis . Whtred 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Guinea . 1824 



robusta . . Wht.red 7, G. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1820 



sempervlrens Brown . 7, S. Ev. T. 20 Jamaica . 1656 



superba Wht. red 7, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1810 



MeliAoeje, or Meliads. Small trees and 

 shrubs, not without beauty, and many species 

 are employed in medicine. 



MeliAnthus, Linn. From mel, honey, and 

 anthos, a flower ; the flowers are full of honey. 

 Linn, 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Zygophyllacem. Or- 

 namental shrubs, thriving in any light rich 

 soil ; and cuttings root freely nnder a glass, 

 comdsus . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev.S. 2 C. G. H. . 1820 

 major . . . Brown . 6, H. Ev. S. 10 C. G. H. . 1088 

 minor . . . Brown . C, G. Ev. S. 6 C. G. H. . 1696 



Melica, Linn. From mel, honey ; the Italian 

 name of the great millet. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Wat. 

 Or. Oraminaaim. Some species of this genus 

 are worth growing ; they are all of the simplest 

 culture. See Molinia. 



altissima . . Apetal . 7, H. Grass. 4 Siberia . . 1770 

 ciliata . . Apotal . 7, H Grass. 3 Europe . .1771 

 nutans . . Apetal . 6, H. Grass. 1J Britain, mts. 

 unifl6ra . . Apetal . 5, H. Grass. \ Britain, groves. 

 Banh'ini, digildta, gldbra, latifblia, pyrami- 

 dalis, specidsa, sylxdlica. 



Melic-qrass. See Milica. 



Melichkus, R. Brown. From melichros, honey- 

 coloured ; alluding to the colour of the glands 

 of the flowers. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Epa- 

 cridacece. These are very pretty shrubs ; for 

 culture and propagation, see Epdcris. 

 medius . . Scarlet . 5, G. Ev. S. H N. S. W. . 1824 

 rotatus . . Scarlet . 6, G. Ev. S. l| N. Holl. . 1824 



Melic6cca, Jussieu. From mel, honey, and 

 coccoa, a berry ; the fruit is very sweet. Linn. 

 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Sapindacece. These plants 

 are cultivated to a great extent in the West 

 Indies for their eatable fruits. They grow well 

 in a light loamy soil ; and cuttings of the 

 ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass, 

 in heat. Synonyme: 1, Scytdlia trijuga. 

 bijuga . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. T. 12 Antilles . 1778 

 olivaifbrmis Yellow . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 N. Granada 1824 

 paniculata . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 St. Domin. 1820 

 trijuga 1 . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 Ceylon . . 1820 



Melic6pe, Forster. . From mel, honey, and hope, 

 a division ; in allusion to the honey glands at 

 the base of the ovaries. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Rutdc'ece. An ornamental shrub, growing 

 freely, in loam and peat ; and cuttings of the 

 young wood root in sand, under a glass, 

 ternata . White . 6 G. Ev. S. 3 N". Zealand 1822 



MEliCYTUS, Forst. From mel, honey, and cylos, 

 a cavity ; filaments with a meliferous cavity. 

 Linn. 22, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Flacourtiaceas. A 

 greenhouse shrub, growing freely in a mixture 

 of loam and heath-mould ; and ripened cut- 

 tings planted in sand, under a glass, will 

 strike root readily, 

 ramiflbrus . Rose . . 5, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Zealand. 1822 



Melilot. See Melildtus. 



Melilotus, Tournefort. From mel, honey, and 

 lotus ; honey lotus. The plants are similar to 

 the Lotus, and are the favourite haunts of bees. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Fabaeecs. Very 

 few of these plants are worth cultivating ex- 

 cept in general collections. M. arbdrea is 



readily increased by cuttings. The seeds of the 

 other kinds only require to be sown in the 

 open border in spring. Synonymes : 1, M. 

 dlba; 2, M. pliedta ; 3, Trifblium Kochi- 

 dnum ; 4, M. vulgaris ; 5, Trifblium Melilotus 

 officinalis; 6, M. rugulbsa ; 7, M. mauritd- 

 nica ; 8, M. diffusa, officinalis, petitpierriana. 

 See Medicago, Pocbckla, and Trigonilla. 

 altissima 1 . White 7, H. B. 6 France . 1816 



arb6rea . . White 7, H. Ev. S. 10 Turkey . 1E26 

 officinalis 5 .Yellow 8, H. A. 2 Brit.,bushypl. 



pallida . . Pa. yel. 8, H. B. 3 Volhinia . 1810 



scgetalis . . Yellow 7, H. A. 2 Spain . 1S20 



suaveolens . Yellow 7, H. Her. P. 3 Dahuria . 1824 

 arvSnsis 8, Baumitti, Besseriana 2, dentata, 

 grdcilis, indica, itdlica, Kucliiana 3, leucdntha 

 4, linearis, macrorhiza, melanospirma, messan- 

 insis, neapolitdna, pal&stris, parvifldra 6, pe- 

 titpierreana, poloniea, rolundifdlia, ruthAnica, 

 sulcata 7, taurica. 



Melinis. See Tristigis. 



Melissa, Bentham. From melissa, a bee ; the 

 bees obtain a great quantity of honey fuom the 

 Balm. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiacece. 

 These plants will grow in common garden soil, 

 and are readily increased by dividing the roots. 

 Synonymes: 1, Thymus Corsica, Acynos Corsica ; 

 2, M. altissima, M. cordifblia ; 3, Horminum 

 pyrenalcum. See Calamintha and Nlpeta. 

 altissima . . White 7, H. Her. P. S Greece . ISIS 

 cretica . . Wt. pur. 6, H. Her. P. 1 Candia . 1596 

 microplryllal Purple 5, P. Her. P. | Corsica . 1829 

 officinalis . White 7, H. Her. P. 1 S. Eur. . 1573 

 romtoa . . White 6, H. Her. P. 1 S. Bur. . 

 variegata . White 6, H. Her. P. 1 Gardens . 

 vill&sa 2 . White 8, H. Her. P. 1 Italy . . 1573 

 polyanthos . White 7, H. Her. P. 1 . . 1S20 



pyrenalca 3 . Wt. pur. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Pyrenees. 1800 



Meltssophyllum. See Melitta Melissophfillum. 



MEliTTA, Linn. From melitta, a bee ; a name 

 synonymous with Melissa. Linn. 14, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Lamihceas. These are showy plants 

 when in flower, and are, on that account, well 

 fitted for ornamenting flower-borders and 

 shrubberies. They are increased by -dividing 

 the roots in spring or autumn. Synonyme : 1, 

 N. grandiflora. 



Melissoplryllum Flesh 5, H. Her. P. 1 Eng., woods, 

 alplna . . . Flesh 5, H. Her. P. 8 Switzerl. 

 grandindra 1 . Wt. yel. 5, H. Her. P. 1 Eng. , woods. 



MELfTTls. See Melitta. 



Melliferous, honey-bearing. 



Mell6ca. See Ullucus. 



Mell6co. See Ullucus. 



Melo. See CUcumis Melo. 



Melocacttjs, O. Bauhin. From melos, a melon, 

 and cactus j in allusion to the -appearance of 

 the plants. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Oac- 

 taccm. This is a genus of grotesque-looking 

 plants. They are well worthy of a place in 

 every collection of plants, and require precisely 

 the same treatment as Mammillhria. Syno- 

 nymes: 1, Cdctus Meloc&ctus ; 2, C. tnacracdn- 

 tha ; 3, M. Besleri ; 4, Echinocdctus polya- 

 cdntha ; 5, E. Sillowii. 



amefenus . . Li. scar. 7, S. Ev. S. \ .1835 



communis 1 . Bed . 7, S. Ev. S. f W. Ind. . . 1688 

 viridis . . Red . 7, S. Ev. S. } W. Ind. . . 1836 

 depressus . . Scarlet 6, S. Ev. S. \ Pernambuco 1798 

 cxeavatus. . S. Ev. S. i . 1834 



Grengelii . . S. Ev. S. j St. Thos. Is. 1836 



