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Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asclepiadacece. Small 

 climbing plants, growing freely in a mixture 

 of loam and peat ; and cuttings will root 

 readily in sand, under a glass. Synonym.es : 

 1, Periplbca linearis ; 2, Ce.rope.gia sagittate/,. 

 lineare 1 . White . 7, G. Ev. Tw. S C. G. H. 1823 

 sagittatum 2 Grn. pur. 7, G. Ev. Tw. 3 C. G. H. 1775 



Miorom^eia, Bcntham. From milcros, small, 

 and meris, a part. Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Lamiacece. These plants will grow well in 

 common garden soil, and are easily increased 

 by cuttings. Synonymes : 1, SaturUa approxi- 

 mates ; 2, Mentha austrhlis ; 3, Satureia grceca; 



4, S. tenuifblia, S. congisla ; 5, & Juliana ; 6, 



5. MrsUta; 7, Nipeta marifdlia; 8, S. vi- 

 ininea; 9, Thymus Teneriffce j 10, T. ericce- 

 folius. 



approximata 1. Purple . 6, F. Ev. S. 1 Mediter. 1822 



australis 2 . Purple . 6, P. Ev. S. 1 N. S. W. 



grceca 3 . . . Purple . 6, P. Ev. S. 3 Greece . 1759 



densiflbra 4 . Purple . 6, P. Ev. S. | S. Eur. . 1822 



Juliana 5 . . Pa. red . 7, P. Ev. S. J Mediter. 1596 



hirsata 6 . . Purple . 6, F. Ev. S. 4 Sicily . 1822 



marif61ia 7 . . Blue . 7, F. Ev. S. 1 Spain . 1800 



obovata S . . Purple . 6, P. Ev. S. 1 Jamaica . 1783 



Teneriflae 9 . . Purple . 5, P. Ev. S. 1 Tenerifle 1829 



varia 10 . . Purple . 7, P. Ev. S. 1 Canaries 1806 



Micropera, Lindley. From milcros, small, and 

 pera, a pouch. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Wat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. Synonymes : 1, Micropera pyri- 

 fdlia; 2, Micrdtis pallida. 

 Banksii 1 . . Yellow . 8, G. Ter. 1 N. Zeal, 

 pallida 2 . . Pa. yel. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Sylhet 

 parvifldra . . Grn. wit 9, S. Ter. 1 Pt.Jacks. 1S24 

 media . . Grn. wht. 9, 8. Ter. 2 K. G. S. 1S2.3 



Micropetalon. See Sperguldstrum. 

 Micr6pus, Linn. From milcros, small, and 



pous, afoot. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Aster- 



acece. Uninteresting annuals ; the seeds need 



only be sown in the open ground — erictus, 



supinus. 

 MicRORHifNCHrjs. SeeSdnchus. 

 Microseris, Be Candolle. From milcros, small, 



and seris, succory. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Asteracece. Synonyme: Lepidonima chilinse. 



pygm&a . . Yellow . . 5, H. A. ± Chili. . 1830 



Microsperma, Walp. From milcros, small, and 

 spcrma, a seed. Linn. 18, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Loasacece. An annual plant, requiring the 

 same treatment as other tender annuals ; it 

 will thrive in the open border during the warm 

 summer weather. Synonyme: 1, Bucnida bar- 

 tonioides. 

 bartonioldes 1 . Yellow 6, F. A. 2 America . 1849 



Microsp^rmum, small-seeded. 



Microstachys. See Tragia. 



MlCROSTEPHirjM. See Osteospirmum. 



Microstvlis, Nuttall. From milcros, small, 

 and stylos, a column ; in allusion to the very 

 small column. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Orchidacece. A genus of plants possessing 

 little to recommend them. The Mexican 

 species should be kept in the greenhouse, and 

 grown in sandy peat ; they come up in spring 

 when they flower, after which, the leaves die 

 down, and the plants remain dormant till the 

 following season ; they are increased by di- 

 viding the roots. Synonyme: 1, Liparis pa- 



roehllus; 2, Mal&xis Porthbni. See Pul- 



ten&a. 



caulescens . Green 6, S. Epi. 1 Peru . . 1839 



discolor . Yellow 6,8, Ter. J Ceylon. .1862 



excavata . . Green . 6, S. Ter. 1 Mexico . 1830 



^tna"* 11 " }Bm.grn. 11, S. Epi. | Columbia. 1838 



"fifes' 8 ' | Yel. grn. 7, H. Ter. i N. Amer. . 1824 



mexicana . Green . 7, G. Ter. J Mexico . 1829 

 serrata . . Yellow . 7, 8. Epi. J Brazil . . 1835 

 versicolor 1 . Orange S, G. Ter. 1 China . . 1830 



Micr6tea, Swartz. From microtes, smallness ; 

 in allusion to the very minute parts of fructi- 

 fication. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Amaranth- 

 acece. The seeds should be sown in loam and 

 peat, and treated as other stove annuals. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, Ancistrocdrpus maypurinsis. 

 debilis. . . White .6,8. A. J Jamaica . .1816 

 m ^" & " } White .7, S. A.} Trinidad. .1817 



Micr6tis, R. Brown. From milcros, small, and 

 ous, otos, an ear ; appearance of the anthers. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. A 

 curious genus of tuberous-rooted plants, which 

 require the same treatment as Coryciwm. Sy- 

 nonyme : 1, Micropera pallida. 

 alba . . . White . . 6, F. Ter. 1 N. Holl. . . 1826 

 media . . . Green . . 7, F. Ter. J N. 8. W. . 1823 

 parvifldra. . Green . . 9, F. Ter. f TS. S. W. . 1824 

 pallida 1 . . Yellow. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Silhet . 



Mid-rib, the middle vein of a leaf, which passes 

 from the petiole to the apex. 



Mignonette. See Biseda. 



Mikania, Willdenow. In honour of Joseph 

 Mikan, professor of botany at Prague. Linn. 

 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteraccce. These plants 

 grow well in any light rich soil, and are in- 

 creased by cuttings, in sand, under a glass . In 

 Spanish America, a valuable antidote against 

 the bite of serpents is obtained from M. 

 Guam. 



amara . . . White . 8, 8. Ev. CI. 6 Guiana . 1813 

 Guaco . . .Pa. blue. 8, S. Ev. Tw. 6 8. Amer. . 1823 

 opifera . White . 8, 8. Ev. Tw. 6 Brazil . . 1823 

 scandens . . White . 8, S. Ev. Tw. 8 N. Amer. . 1714 

 suaveolens . White . 8, S. Ev. Tw. 6 S. Amer. . 1823 



chenopodifdlia, hasiata, Houstbni, nummularia, 

 orinocinsis. 



Mildew. See Er$siphe. 



Milfoil. See Achillea. 



Miliary, granulated, resembling many seeds. 



MfLlUM, Linn. \ From mille, a thousand ; in 

 allusion to the immense number of seeds pro- 

 duced by it. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gra- 

 mindcem. Hardy annuals and perennials, not 

 worth growing, except in botanical collections. 

 Any common soil will suit them — confirtum, 

 effusum, frutiscens, galleclcum, microspirmum, 

 velutmum, vernale. See Digitaria, Gastri- 

 dium, Monachne, Piptatherum. 



Milk-parsley. See Selinum. 



Milk-tree. See Galactodindron Mile. 



Milk-vetch. See Astragalus. 



Milkwort. See Poltfgala. 



Milk -wood. See Brisimum. 



MfLLA, Cavanilles. In honour of Julian Milla, 

 head gardener ill the royal garden of Madrid. 

 Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Liliacem. Two very 

 pretty plants highly deserving of cultivation. 



