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They grow in light loam, and; are increased by 



biflbra . . . White . . 5, P. Bl. P. 1 Mexico . 1826 

 uniflbra . . White li. . 2, F. Bl. P. J B. Ayres. 1832 



Mjllef&lium. See AchilUa. 



MiLLfeuiA, Linn. In honour of the celebrated 

 Philip Miller, F.R.S., author of the Gardener's 

 Dictionary. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Aster- 

 acece. Stove annuals of no beauty. Any com- 

 mon soil suits them — biftdra, quinqueflbra. 

 See Flav&ria. 



Millet. See Panicwm. 



Millet-geass. See Milium. 



MillIna, De Candolle. Meaning not known. 

 Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. For cul- 

 ture, see Milleria. 

 leontopodioldes . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. 1 Naples . 1828 



MillingtONIA, Roxburgh. In honour of Sir T. 

 Millington, professor of botany at Oxford. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Sapindaceaz. An 

 ornamental-growing tree. For culture and 

 propagation, see Jacardnda. 

 simplioifblia . Tel. . 5, S. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind . . 1828 



MiLUNGTONiACKa:. See Sapindacece. 



MlLTbNlA, Lindley. Thus named in compli- 

 ment to Earl Fitzwilliam, one of the oldest 

 and steadiest friends of Natural Science in this 

 country, and a great lover of Orchidaceoz. 

 Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchiditcece. The 

 flowers of these plants are strikingly hand- 

 some ; the sepals and petals of M. spectdbilis 

 are delicate cream-colour, and the labellum, 

 which is very large, is elegantly marked with 

 various shades of purple, deepest towards the 

 base. In M. Candida, the sepals and petals 

 are yellow-brown, and the labellum pure white, 

 finely marked with pink. In potting these 

 plants, the peat should be raised, for a well- 

 grown, good-sized plant, two or three inches, 

 in the same way as recommended for Sttm- 

 hopeas; and the creeping stems, from which 

 the pseudo-bulbs grow, ought to be entirely 

 on the surface, and if necessary, they may be 

 fastened to the peat with hooked pegs. The 

 best way of ' propagating the species of this 

 genus is, first, to cut the stem half through, 

 which will cause young plants to be sent 

 out; and, finally, to cut them through a 

 month before dividing. They require a 

 hot part of the house. Synonymes: 1, 

 Cyrtochilum flaviscens ; 2, OdontogUssum 

 Clowesii ; 3, Oncldium Russellianwm ; i, Cyr- 

 tochihim stell&tum ; 5, Maa-ochilus Fryanus. 

 See Brdssia. 



blcolor. . . .Wht. red. 4, S. Epi. 1 Brazil .1839 



Candida . . . White . . 8, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1831 



flavescens 1 . Wht. yel . 6, 8. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1830 



erandiadra ' ■ Wht br. . 12, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1837 



Clowesii 2 . . Tel. br. . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1840 



pallida . . . Yel. br. . 8, 8. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1839 



cuneata . . . Wht. br. . 3, 8. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1843 



Karwinskii . . Violet bl. 9, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1830 



odorata . . . Yel. Br. . 10, 8. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1843 



Besnelli . . . Wht. pur. 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1S62 



EusseUiana 3 . Brn. hi. . 12, 8. Epi. 1 Eio Jan. 1S35 



Btellata4. . .White. . 2, S. Epi. 1 Brazil .1839 



spectabilis 5 . . Eo. Wht. 7, 8. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1835 



colorata . . Eose . . 9, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . 1838 



Mimetes, Salisbury. From mimos, a mimic ; 



because' of its resemblance to several other 

 genera. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Prote&cece. 

 This is a genus of very pretty shrubs. For cul 7 

 ture and propagation, see Protea. Synonymes : 

 1, Prdtea cucullata ; 2, Deastella vaccini- 

 fblia. 



capitulata . Bed . . 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1822 

 cucullata 1 . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G, H. . 1789 

 divaricata . White . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1795 

 Hartdgii . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. 5 C. G. H. . 1824 

 hirta . . . Bed . . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 a G. H. . 1774 

 palustris . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. 8 C. G. H. . 1802 

 pauoifldra .Bed . . 7, G. Ev. 8. SC. G. H. .1818 

 purpurea . . Purple . 11, G. Ev. 8. 2 C. G. H. . 1789 

 vacciniifdHa 2 Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3.C. G. H. .1800 



Mim6sa, Adanson. From mimos, a mimic ; the 

 leaves of many of the species mimic auimal 

 sensibility. Linn. 23, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Fabacecs. 

 The leaves of several of the speeies belonging 

 to this genus are more or less sensitive to the 

 touch, but none so much so as M. pudica ; they 

 are, on that account, well worth cultivating. 

 They grow well in loam and peat, with a little 

 sand ; and cuttings of the young wood will 

 root in sand, under a glass. They may also 

 be increased by seeds. See Acacia, Darling- 

 tbnia, Entada, Gagneblna, Jtnga, Lagontfchium, 

 Neptunia, and Prisopis. 



abstergens .White . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 2 E. Ind.. .1820 

 angulata . . White . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Brazil . . 1826 

 asperata . . White . 6, S. Ev. Sw 2 W. Ind. . 1823 

 Barclayana . Pink . . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 . 1824 



canescens .'White . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Guinea . . 1822 

 casta . . Pa. yel. . 7, 8. Ev. S. 2- 8. Amer. . 1741 

 ciliata . . . White . 6, S. Ev. 8. 14 Brazil . . 1824 

 dormiens. .White . 6,-S. Ev. 8. 1 S. Amer. . 1818 

 ferruginea . Pink . . 6, S. Ev. S. 1 B. Ind. . 1818- 

 floiibunda" . Pink . . 6, 8. EV. S. 1 Cumana . 1824 

 hispidula . . Pa. red . 6, 8. Ev. S. 1 S. Amer. . 1820 

 hamata . . Eose . . 4, 8. Ev. 8. 2 E. Indies . ] 820 

 intermedia . Bose . . 4, 8. Ev. S. 1$ Caraccas . 1825 

 latispinbsa . White . 9, S. Ev. S. 3 Madagas. . 1823 

 marginata .Pink. . 6, G. Ev. 8. 1 Mexico. . 

 microcephala Bed . . 6, S. Ev. S. 1 Orinoco . 1820 

 obtusifdlia . Purple . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 3 Brazil . . 1816 

 polydactyla . Purple . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1J Guiana. . 1822 

 plgra . . . White . 6, 8. Ev. S. 2 Vera Cruz. 1733 

 polyacantha. White . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1 Africa . . 1828 

 polycarpa . Eose . . 7, 8. Ev. S. 2 Peru . . 1816 

 pudibuuda . Pa. red. . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 2 Bahia . . 1818 

 pudlca . . White . 6, B. A. 1J Brazil . . 1638 

 rubicaulis . Pa. yel. . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 3 E. Ind. . 1799 

 sensitlva . . Pink . . 6, S. Ev. 8. 2 Brazil . . 1048 

 stipulata . . Pmk . . 6, 8. Ev. S. 1 E. Ind. . 1831 

 strigosa . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. 8. 1 8. Amer. . 1818 

 Sicaria . . White . 6, 8. Ev. 8. 1J Brazil . . 1828 ■ 

 uraguensis . Bed . . 6, P. Ev. 8. 2 Buenos A. 1S40 

 viscida . . Bed . . 6, 8. Ev. S. 2 Brazil . . 1825 

 viva . . . Purple . 8, S. Her.P. 14 Jamaica . 1739 



MfMULUS, Linn. From mimo, an ape or actor ; 

 so named because of the ringent corollas of the 

 species. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Scrophu- 

 lariaceae. Most of these plants are showy, 

 and worth cultivating, particularly the hardy 

 herbaceous kinds, which are well suited for 

 ornamenting flower-borders ; they thrive in 

 any common garden soil, and are readily in- 

 creased by divisions of the roots, or by seeds. 

 The greenhouse and frame species will grow 

 well in light rich soil, and may be increased 

 by cuttings in the same kind of soil, under a 

 glass. The seeds of the annual kinds may be 

 sown where the plants are intended to remain. 

 The leaves of M. guttatus are eatable as salad.. 

 Synonymes: 1, M. propinquus ; 2, M. lutein; 



