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soil, and is dnoreasod by dividing at the root, 



or "by seeds. Synonyme : 1, Ligusticum pelo- 



ponesiacum. 



peloponeslacum Pa. yel. 6, Her. P. 4, Switzerl. 1598 



M6ltkia, Don. In honour of Count Gadske 

 Moltke, a Danish noble. Limn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Boraginaaeos. An elegant plant, well 

 worthy of cultivation. See Onbsma. 

 cserulea . . Blue . . 4, H. Her. P. 1} Persia . 1S29 



MoLticcA-BALM. See Moluccilla. 



Moluc&slla, Linn. The plants weise supposed 

 to be natives of the Molucca Islands. Linn, 

 li, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiaceos. The seed of 

 these plants should be sown on a hotbed in 

 spring, and when the plants are <of sufficient 

 size, they may be planted singly into pots, and 

 kept under the glass till the end of May, when 

 they may be planted out in a dry warm border, 

 where they will flower and ripen their seeds 

 freely. See Chasmbnia. 



14ms . . .Pa. pur. 7, H. A. 1} Syria . 1570 

 Marrubiastrum Purple . 7, H. A. 1 Siberia . 1820 

 tuberdsa . . Pa. pur. 7, H. Tu. P. 2 Tartary 17i)6 



M6ly. See Allium Mbly. 



M<5mbin. See Sp6ndias. 



Mom6bdica, Linn. From mordeo, to bite ; the 

 seeds have the appearance of - being bitten. 

 Limn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Oucurbitacece. Stove 

 and frame twining annuals and perennials 

 possessing but little beauty — Balsdmina, cha- 

 rdntia, diolca,' Mlalirium, mixta, muricata, 

 operculdta, senegalinsis, tubiflbra, umbdlala. 

 See IAffa. 



Monachanthus, Lindhy. From monackos, a 

 monk, and anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the 

 labellum of M. viridis, which is like a cowl ; 

 whence the English nameof the genus, Monks'- 

 flower. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchiddeece. 

 Though not a handsome genus, it is rendered 

 very interesting from the singular form of the 

 flowers. They will grow and flower well when 

 treated as the Catase'tums. See Calasetum. 

 Busbnani . Tel. grn. . 4, S. Epi. 1 Demerara 1835 

 discolor . . Pa. yel. . 9, 8. Epi. 1 Demerara 1834 

 viridiflorus. Groen . . 8, S. Epi. 1 Demerara 1835 

 fimbriatus . Grn. wht 10, S. Epi. 1 Pernamb. 1837 

 longifolius . Yellow . 4, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1839 

 roseo-albidus Rose grn. 4, S. Epi. 1 Brazil . . 1839 

 viridis . . . Green. . . 9, S. Epi 1£ Brazil . . 1839 



Monachne, JiSeauvois. From monos, one, and 

 achne, a glume. Linn. 3, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Gramindceee. A stove annual, not worth cul- 

 tivating — unilateralis. 



IifOKADELPHlA. Class 16 in the Linnaan sys- 

 tem of Botany. 



Monad£lphous, having the filaments cohering 

 into a tube. 



Monadenia. See Dtea. 



Monandria. Class 1 in the Linusean system of 

 Botany. 



Monandrotjs, having only one stamen. 



Monanthes, Haworth. From monos, one, and 

 anthos, a flower, Linn. 11, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Crassuldceoz. This may be referred to Semper- 

 vlimm for culture and propagation. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, SemperiAvum mondnthos. 

 polyphylla 1 . Bed . 8, G. Her. P. 4 Canaries . 1777 



Monarda, Linn. After N. Monarda, a physi- 

 cian of Seville, in the sixteenth century. Linn. 

 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiaceoe. These plants 

 are of easy culture, growing well in any com- 

 mon soil, and readily increased by dividing 

 the roots. M. arislata and M. punctata should 

 be grown in pots, in a mixture of peat and 

 sand. Synonymes: 1, M. citriodera ; 2, M. 



, Kalmiana ; 3, M. affinis, M. altissima, M. 

 media, M. oblongata, M. purpurea, M. rugbsa ; 

 4, M. menthcefblia ; 5, M. m6llis. See Ble- 

 pliilia. 

 albiflora . White . 6, H. Her. P. \\ N. Amer. . 1844 



a cluHs ' 1 Wht rd ' ■ 6 ' Hl Her ' Pl 2 Nl Amer - • 1844 



aristata i . Yellow . 8, H. Her. P. 2 S. Amer. . 1825 



Bi-adburi- l p d 6 H H p 2 N A 



ana . . ) ' 



ciliata . . Blue . . 9, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amor. . 1798 



chnop6dia. Pur. wit 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. . 1771 



cont&rta . Bed pur. 7, H. Her. P. \\ N. Amer. . 1850 



dldyma 2 . Scarlet . 7, H. Her. P. 4 N. Amer. . 1752 



flstulbsa3 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 3 N. Amer. . 1850 



^ultoi } Ro8e spot 6 ' H - Her - r ' S N - orie!ms !832 

 m611is 6 . Lilac . . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. . 1656 

 gracilis . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N Amer. . 1830 

 hirsute . . Purple . 9, H. Her. P. 1 N. Amer. . 1798 

 punctata . Yel. brn. 8, H. Her P. 2 N. Amer. . 1714 

 Russellilna White . 9, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. . 1S23 



Monardella, Benth. Diminutive of Monarda. 

 Linn. 14, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lamiaceoe. See 

 Pycndnthemum. 



Monema, Greville. From monos, one, and nema, 

 a filament ; filaments simple. Linn. 24, Or. 

 7, Nat. Or. Dialomacece. These plants are 

 only to be found in the sea — apiculatum, Dill- 

 w$nii, oMusum, quadripunctatum. 



MoniSrma, Beauvois. From monos, one, and 

 herma, a support. Linn. 1, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Gramindceee. A curious species, growing in 

 any soil, and increased by seeds. Synonymes. 

 1, Psillilrus nardoldes, Rotlboellia mondndra. 

 See Ophiurus. 

 monandrum 1 . Apetal 7, H. Grass £ Spain . 1804 



Moneses. See Pyrhla. 



MonEtia, L'Heritier. In honour of Monet de 

 la Marck, a famous French botanist. Linn. 

 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aquifoliacece. An orna- 

 mental shrub, growing about three feet high, 

 and succeeding in loam and peat, and readily 

 increased by cuttings in sand, under a glass, 

 in a little bottom heat. Synonyme: 1, Azima 

 ietracdntha. 

 barlcrioldes 1 . Green . 7, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Iiid. . 1758 



Moneywort. See Dioscbrea nummularia. 



Moneywort. See Lysimdchia nummularia. 



Moneywort. See Tavemiera nummularia. 



Monilia, Persoon. From monile, a necklace; 

 the filaments are articulated. Linn. 24, Or. 

 9, Nat. Or. fiotrytacece. This fungus is found 

 in autumn on dead wood — antennata. 



Moniliform, formed like a necklace ; that is to 

 say, with alternate swellings and contractions, 

 resembling a string of beads. 



MonimiAoe^s;, or Monimiads. Aromatic trees 

 and shrubs, not much unlike Lawaceae ; they 

 arc chiefly found in South American forests, 

 where they are used for various domestic pur- 

 poses by the natives. 



