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corifdlius 1 . White . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 N. HoU. . 



fl6ridua 3 . . Scarlet . 6, G. Ev. B. 6 N. Zeal. . 1840 



glomulifcr . Yel. grn. 6, G. Ev. S. 12 N. 8. W. 1805 



verus . . . Yel. grn. 4, 8. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1819 



robfistus . . Scarlet . 5, G. Ev. T. 15 N. Zeal. . 1845 



tomentdsus . White . 12, G. Ev. S. 6 K. Zeal. . 1840 



Metroxylon. See Sagus. 



Metternichia, Mik. In honour of Prince 

 Metternich. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solan- 

 acece. See Lisidnthus. 



Meum, Tournefort. From meion, small ; in al- 

 lusion to the leaves. Linn. 5, Or. 2. Nat. Or. 

 Api&cece. Hardy herbaceous plants, of no 

 beauty — athamdnticum, BiLnius, Mutillina, 

 sibiricwm. See AnUhum, Ptychdtis and Sison. 



Mexican lily. See Amaryllis regince. 



Mexican-mugwort. See Artemisia mexicdna. 



Mexican-tea. See Psordlea glanduldsa. 



Mexican-tiger-flower. See Tigridia pavbnia. 



Meyenia. See Thunbirgia and Habrofhdmnus. 



Meyera, Schreber. In honour of Gottlieb 

 Andrew Meyer, a German botanist. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteracece. A little incon- 

 spicuous plant, growing about a foot high, and 

 of the easiest culture. See Cozstilia. 

 s&silis . . Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. 



Mezereon. See Ddphne Mez&reum. 



Micaceous, glittering or shining. 



Mica:, glittering particles. 



Michaelmas-daisy. See Aster. 



Michauxia, L'Heriticr. In honour of Andrew 

 Miohaux, botanist to Louis XVI. ; he travelled 

 in Syria, Persia, and North America. Linn. 

 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Campanul&cece. This is a 

 genus of handsome plants ; the seeds merely 

 require sowing in the open ground, and the 

 plants are treated like other biennials. They 

 should be slightly protected in winter. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, M. decdndra. 



campanuloldes Pa. red . 7, H. B. 4 Levant 1787 

 laevigata 1 . . White . 7, H. B. (i Persia. 1820 



MichelAria. See LMrtia. 



Michelia, Linn. In honour of Pietro Antonio 

 Micheli, a famous Florentine botanist, who 

 died in 1757. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Mag- 

 noliacea. This handsome tree attains the 

 height of thirty feet, and produces fragrant 

 flowers, and an edible, but not an agreeable 

 fruit. It grows well in a light loam ; and cut- 

 tings root freely planted in sand, under a glass, 

 in heat. 

 Champaca . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1779 



Mic6jiia, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of D. 

 Micon, M.D., a Spanish botanist. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Melastomacece. The species of 

 this genus are well deserving of a place in 

 every stove. For culture and propagation, 

 see Meridna. Synonymes: 1, Meldstoma aci- 

 nodindron; 2. M. grandifblia ; 3, M. laevi- 

 gata ; 4, laevigata ; 5, M. purpurea ; 6, M. te- 

 trdndra; 7, M. trinirvis. 



AcinodendronlPurple . 7, S. Ev. S. 5 Jamaica . 1804 

 angustata . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 5 Trinidad 1820 

 decussata . White . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Guiana . 1818 

 grandifdlia 2 . White . 8, S. Ev. S. 10 Trinidad 1820 

 impetiolaris . White . 7, 8. Ev. 8. 4 W. Ind. 1822 

 laevigata 3 . . White . 7, 8. Ev S. 6 W. Ind. 1815 

 longif61ia . . White . 8, 8. Ev. S. 4 Guiana . 1817 

 praslna 4 . . White . 7, 8. Ev. S. 4 Jamaica . 1817 



pulverulenta . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 4 Peru . . 1862 



purpuraacens 5 Purple . 8, 8. Ev. S. 6 Guiana . 1817 



rubescens . . White . 8, S. Ev. S. 6 S. Amer. 1818 



semicrenata .White . 7, S. Ev. 8. 4 Guadalop. 1817 



tenuiaiia . ". White . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 8. Amer. 1818 



tetranda 6 . . White . 7, S. Ev. 8. 8 Jamaica .1815 



trinervia 7 . . White . 7, 8. Ev. S. 4 Jamaica . 1795 



MicrAnthemuh, Miehaux. From mikros, 

 small, and anthos, a flower. Linn. 2, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Scrophulariacece. An ornamental 

 plant, growing in sandy peat, and increased by 

 divisions, 

 orbiculatum . White . 6, F. Ev. Tr. J Carolina . 1826 



Micranthera, Be Candolle. From mikros, 

 small, and anthera, an anther. Linn. 13, Or. 

 5, Nat. Or. ClusiAceas. A fine stove yellow- 

 flowering tree, thriving in a mixture of peat, 

 loam, and sand, and increased by ripened cut- 

 tings, planted in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 clusiasfblia . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. 8. 20 Cayenne . 1823 



MicrAnthis. See Saxifraga. 



MicrocAla, Link. From mikros, small, and 

 kalos, pretty ; in allusion to the small, pretty 

 flowers. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gentian- 

 acece. A pretty little, genus, of easy cultiva- 

 tion. Synonyme: 1, iSxacum filifbrme. 

 filifbnne 1 . Yellow . 6, H. A. i Brit., marshes 

 pulchdllum . Eose . . 5, H. A. i N. Jersey 1826 



Microchloa, JR. Brown. From mikros, small, 



and ehloa, a grass ; in allusion to the minute 



size of the plants. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 



Qraminaceoe. A hardy annual. It grows in 



any common soil. 



setacea . . Apetal . 7, H. Grass, i E. Ind. . 1816 

 Micr6cos. See Grbwia. 

 Microderis. See Gripis. 

 Microdon. See Selago. 

 MicrolAna, JR. Brown. From mikros, small, 



and lenos, wool ; in allusion to the small, 



woolly flower-stalk. Linn, i, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 



Graminacece. A greenhouse perennial species, 



growing in loam and peat, and increased by 



seed. Synonyme : 1, Ehrhdrtia stipoides. 



stipoldes 1 . Apetal . 7, G. Grass. J N. Holl. 1822 

 Microlepia, Pres. From mikros, small, and 

 a scale. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Poly- 

 Stove ferns. Synonymes: 1, Da- 



vdllia aldta ; 2, J), pinndta, D. fiagellifera; 



3, D. fldecida. ' 



alata 1 . . Brown . 4, 8. Her. P. 1 Jamaica . 



cristata . . Brown . 4, S. Her. P. 1 I. of Luz. 



pinnata 2 . Brown . 5, S. Her. P. 1 I. of Luz. 



rhomboldeaS Brown . 4, S. Her. P. 1 N. Holl. 1836 



strig&sa . . Brown . 4, S. Her. P. 1 Japan . 



trichusticha . Brown . 4, 8. Her. P. 1 Samar. . 



MlCROLfciA, JDe Candolle. From mikros, small, 

 and alikia, stature ; plants dwarf. Linn. 10, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Melastomacece. Pretty plants, 

 requiring to be potted in a mixture of heath- 

 mould and sand,, and the pots should be set in 

 a pan of water ; increase is by seeds and di- 

 vision. Synonymes : JRhixia trivdlvis, Melds- 

 toma trivdlvis. 



bivalvis . Purple . 6, 8. A. 2 Trinidad . 1822 



brevif&lia . Purple . 6, 8. A. 2 Guiana . 1825 

 recurva .Purple . 6, S. Her. P. 2 Trinidad .1820 



Microl6ma, JR. Brown. From mikros, small, 

 and loma, a fringe ; the flowers are fringed. 

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