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Monkey's-BREAD. See Adansinia digitata. 



Monkey's-cups. See Nepinthes distillatdria, 

 and other species. 



Monkey-flower. See Mimuhis. 



Monkey's-porridge-pot. See Lecythis ollaria, 

 and L. minor. 



Monkey's-dinner-bell. See HUra crepitans. 



Monk's-hood. See AconUum. 



Monk's-hood. See DUlytra cucullaria. 



Monk's rhubarb. See Bumex alpinum. 



Monniera, Aublet. In honour of William le 

 Monnier, once professor of botany in the Jardin 

 du Eoi, at Paris. Linn. 17, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Butacece. A stove annual, of no beauty — tri- 

 folia. 



Monnesa, Buiz and Pavon. In honour of Mon- 

 nino, Count de Florida Blanca, a Spanish pro- 

 moter of botany. Linn. 17, Or. 3, Nat. Or. 

 Polygalacece. An ornamental shrub, growing 

 in peat and loam, and increased by cuttings or 

 seed. 



crotalnrioldes . Black . 8, G. Ev. CI. 2, Peru . 3810 

 obtusifdlia . . Red . 6, G. Ev. S. 2, Peru . 1830 



Monocera, Jack. See Dlcera. 



MonocHjETTJM. See Arthrostimma. 



MonochIlus, Fischer and Meyer. Derived from 

 monos, one, and cheilos, a lip ; alluding to the 

 flower. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Verbenacecs. 

 A pretty plant, growing in a mixture of light 

 loam, peat, and sand, and thriving well if 

 treated like other tuberous stove plants, 

 gloxinifdlius . . S. Tu. P. . 1838 



Monochlamyde^:. A large division in botany, 

 consisting of plants that have only one enve- 

 lope in the flower ; from monos, one, and chla- 

 mys, a coat. 



Monocotyledonous, having only one seed-leaf 

 or cotyledon. 



Monodora, JDumont. From monos, one, and 

 dora, a skin ; in allusion to the fruit being 

 one-celled. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Anon- 

 dcece. This plant thrives in a light sandy 

 loam ; and ripened cuttings root in sand, under 

 a glass, in a moist heat. Synonyme: 1, Aribna 

 Myrlstica. 

 Myristica 1 . Yel. red 5, S. Ev. S. 20 Jamaica . 1843 



Moncecta. The twenty-first class of the Lin- 

 nsean system of Botany. 



Monceciotjs, having the one sex in one flower, 

 and the other in another, on the same plant. 



Monogramma, Sch. From monos, one, and 

 gramma, a writing. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Polypodiaeece. Synonymes: 1, Ordmmitis fur- 

 cdta ; 2, 67. trichoidea. 



furcilta 1 . . Brn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1 Trinidad . 1825 

 eramfnea . JBrn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1 W. Indies 1830 

 trichoidea 2 . Brn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1 W. Indies 1830 



Monogynia. Order one of the Linnsean system 

 of botany. 



Monol&pia, De Candolle. From monolopus, a 

 single covering ; structure of involucre. Linn. 

 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Asteraecce. A showy hardy 

 annual, bearing bright yellow flowers. It con- 

 tinues to blossom during summer, and is in- 

 creased by seeds. Synonyme: 1, HeUninm 

 Dougldsii. 

 major 1 . . Yellow . 7, H. A. 3 California . 1834 



Monomeria, Lindl. From monos, one, and 

 meris, a part. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Or- 

 chidacem. For culture, see Epidindrum. 

 barbata . . . Spotted . 5, a. Epi. 1 India . . 1841 

 nitida . . . Yel. pk. . 6, S. Epi. 1 Mexico . 1S41 



Monopetalous, having only one petal. 



MoNfipsis, Salisbury. From monos, one, and 

 opsis, a face ; the flowers are regular, not bila- 

 biate. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lobeliacece. 

 M. consplcua deserves a place in every gar- 

 den because of its neat, elegant, deep-blue 

 flowers. The seeds should be raised on a hot- 

 bed, and when the plants are about an inch 

 high, planted singly into pots, in a mixture of 

 peat and sand ; or they may be planted out in 

 a sheltered situation in the open border in . 

 May. Synonyme : 1, Lobelia spSculum. 



conspicua 1 . . Blue . 7, H. A. £ C. G. H. . 1812 

 inconspicua . purp. . 7, H. A. f C. G. H. . 1812 



Monosepalous, having only one sepal. 



Monostachya, one-spiked. 



Monotaxis, Brongniart. From monos, one, 

 and taxis, a series ; in allusion to the male and 

 female flowers. Linn. 21, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Euphorbiacem. 

 simplex . . Green . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 N. Holl. . 1842 



Mon6toca, B. Brown. From monos, one, and 

 tokos, a birth ; the fruit is one-seeded. Linn. 

 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Epacridacem. Very elegant 

 plants ; for culture and propagation, see Leu- 

 copdgon. The pots must be well drained with 

 potsherds. Synonyme: 1, Styphilia glailca. 



alba . . . White. . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 N. S. W. . 1824 



elliptica . . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 N. S. W. . 1802 



lineata 1 . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 V. D. L. . 1804 



scoparia . White . . 6, G. Ev. S. 6 N. S. W. . 1825 



Monotropa, Linn. From monos, one, and 

 tropeo, to turn ; the flowers are turned one 

 way. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ericacecs. 

 Curious parasitical plants, growing on the 

 roots of beech and pine trees in shady moist 

 places. 



Hypopitys . White 6, H. Her. P. ^ Brit, woods . 

 unifl6ra . W hite 6, H. Her. P. j N. Amer. .1824 



Monotropacks:, or FlR- rapes. A small order 

 of parasitic plants growing on the roots of fir 

 trees. Several species are delightfully fra- 

 grant. 



Mons6nia, Linn. In honour of Lady Ann 

 Monson, the assistant of Lee in his Introduc- 

 tion to Botany. Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. Or. 

 Geraniacecs. This is a genus of beautiful plants, 

 delighting in a mixture of turfy loam and leaf- 

 mould. M. ovata is increased by seed, and 

 the others may be propagated by cuttings, or 

 by dividing the roots. Synonyme: 1, M. spe- 

 cidsa. See SarcocaHlon. 



lobata . . . Purple . 5, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1774 

 ovata . . . White . 8, G. B. 1 C. G. H. . 1774 



pil&sa 1 . . White . 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1778; 

 Calls) . . Pa. rod . 7, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1820 

 speci6sa . . Red . . 5, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 1774 

 pallida . . Pa. red . 6, G. Her. P. 1 C. G. H. . 



M6NSTERA, Schott. Name not explained. Linn. 

 7, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Aracecs. Caulescent Arums, 

 easily cultivated like the Pothos of the tropics. 

 Synonymes: 1, Dractintium perHnwm, Cdlla 



