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Dracbntium, Arum hederaceum, Cilia pertUsa; 

 2, Pothos canncefdlia. See A rum. 



Adansdnii 1 . Tel. wht. 4, S. Ev. CL 6 W. Indies 1752 

 cannffifblia 2 . Tel. wht. 4, S. Her. P. 3 W. Indies 17S9 



MontagnJ:a. See Montanba. 



Montan6a, ia Lave. After Montanoa, a Mexi- 

 can patriot. Linn. 19, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Astcr- 

 acece. Greenhouse shrubs of no beauty, grow- 

 ing in any common soil, and increased by 

 cuttings — grand/ifiora, tomentosa. 



Monteotma. Named by Mocino and Sesse, two 

 Mexican botanists, in honour of MonteEiima, a 

 sovereign of Mexico. Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. 

 Or. Sterculiacece. An ornamental, large-grow- 

 ing tree ; loam and peat suit it best, and cut- 

 tings of the half- ripened wood will root in 

 sand, plunged in heat, 

 speciosissima . Bed . . 6, S. Ev. T. 30 Mexico 1827 



M6NTIA, Linn. In honour of Joseph Monti, 

 Ph. D., professor of botany, and a botanical 

 author, 1791. Linn. 3, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Por- 

 tulacicece. This genus is nearly akin to Clay- 

 tbnia. The plants are well-known British 

 aquatics— fontana, rivulhris. 



MoNTftflA, Linn. In honour of Laurence 

 Montin, a Swedish botanist. Linn. 22, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Onagraccce. This genus is not pos- 

 sessed of much beauty ; it thrives well in peat 

 and loam, and is increased by cuttings, 

 caryophyllacea . White 7, G. Ev. S. 1 C. G. H 1774 

 odorata . . . White 8, G. Ev. Tw. 1 Buen. A. 183S 



Moon-seed. See Menispirmum. 



Moon-trefoil. See Medicago arbdrea. 



Moonwort. See Botrpchiitm. 



Moonwort. See Rumex Lunhria. 



Mootha-ghas. See Gypirus rotandus. 



Moor-heath. See GypsocdUis. 



MoRACEffi, or Morads. Trees and shrubs of 

 which the common mulberry and the fig are 

 examples of their character. 



MoRj&a, Linn. In honour of R. Moore, a bo- 

 tanist of Shrewsbury. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Iridacece. This is a very elegant genns of 

 bulbous-rooted plants. For culture and pro- 

 pagation, see Ixia. Synonyme: 1, M. edulis 

 lutSscens. See Bobartia, Cypella, Dtitis, Ho- 

 m&ria, and Vieusseuxia. 



augusta . . Lilac . . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1790 



barbfgera . Purple . . 5, G Bl. P. i 0. G. H. 1587 



bituminbsa . Tellow . . 5, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1787 

 catenulata . Wht. blue 5, G. Her. P. J Maurit. 1826 



ciliata . . . Tellow . .9,0. BL P. ± C. G. H. 1587 



crispa . . . Blue . . 5, G. Bl. P. i C. G. H. 1803 



edulis . . . Fulvous . 5, G. Bl. P. 3 C. G. H. 1792 



longifl&ra . . Tellow . . 5, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. 1801 



longifblia 1 . Tellow . . 5, G. Bl. P. 3 C. G. H. 1808 



minilta . . Blue . . . 6, G. Bl. P. J C. G. H. 1825 



oddra . . . Lilac . . 5, G. Bl. P. 3 C. G. H. 1792 



papilionacea Varieg. . . 5, G. Bl. P. i C. G. H. 1795 



plum&ria . Tellow . . 5, G. BL P. 1 C. G. H. 1825 



polystachya. Tellow'. . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. G. H. 1825 



ram&sa . . Tellow . . 5, G. Bl. P. 2 C. G. H. 1789 



setacea . . Yellow . . 6, G. BL P. J C. G. H. 1825 



Sisyrinchium Blue . 5, H. BL P. i 8. Eur. . 1597 



Tenoriana . Purple . 5, H. BL P. 1 Naples . 1824 



tristis. . . Blue . . 6, G. Bl. P. 1 C. &. H. 1768 



viscaria . . Lilac . 5, G. BL P. 1 C. G. H. 1800 



MoRCHEL. See MorchUla. 

 Morohella, Dillwyn. Derived from morcTiel, 

 the German name of the plant. Linn. 24, Or. 



9, Nat. Or. Uelvellacece. A genus of eatable 

 fungi, found upon the ground — escuUnta, n. 

 rottmda, e. vulgaris, hijbrida, pdtula. 



Mordant, that which enables matter to receive 

 dyes or colouring matter, and to retain them. 



Morel. See Morchilla. 



Moren6a, La Lave. In honour of P. Moreno, 

 a Mexican patriot. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Convolvulacece. Ornamental plants, growing 

 in a mixture of peat and loam ; and cuttings 

 root readily in sand, under a glass, in heat. 

 Synonyme : 1, Oalbda globdsa. 

 globbsa 1 . . Scarlet . 5, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Mexico . 1827 

 grandiflbra . Scarlet . 5, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Mexico . 1S26 

 palula . . . Scarlet . 5, S. Ev. Tw. 6 Mexico . 1S26 



Moreton-bay-chestnut. See Castanosptrmum. 



MorgsAna. See Zygophffllum, Morgsana. 



Moricandia, De Candolle. In honour of Ste- 

 phen Moricand, an Italian botanist and author. 

 Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. A very pretty 

 genus; the seed only requires sowing in the 

 open ground early in spring. Synonymes : 1, 

 Brdssica arvinsis ; 2, B. moricandioldes. 

 arvensia 1 . . Violet . 7, H. B. 1J Europe 1739 

 hesperidifblia . Purple . 6, H. A. lj Egypt . 1837 

 Ramburii 2 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Granada 



MorIna, Linn. In honour of L. Morin, a 

 French botanist. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Lipsacacece. This is an ornamental genus, but 

 seldom to be met with in collections ; it grows 

 well in a light rich soil, and is increased by 

 seed. Synonyme : 1, Cipura Wallichiana. 

 longif&lia 1 . Purple . 7, F. Her. P. 2£ E. Indies 1839 

 persica . . Bed wht. 7, G. Her. P. 2J Persia . 1740 



MoRfNDA, Ventenat. Altered from Morns indica, 

 or Indian Mulberry, because of the shape of 

 its fruit, and native country. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. Ornamental plants grow- 

 ing freely in a mixture of loam and peat ; and 

 cuttings root readily in the same kind of soil, 

 under a glass, in a moist heat, 

 angustifdlia . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Indies . 1816 

 bracteata . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Indies . 1816 

 citrifdlia . . White . 5, S Ev. S. 6 E. Indies . 1793 

 jasminoldes . Pa. buff . 4, G.Ev. CL 6 Pt. Jcksn. 1823 

 H6yoc . . . White . 8, S. Ev. S. 8 W. Ind. . 1793 

 tinctftria . . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Otaheite . 1826 

 umbellata White . 6, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Indies . 1822 



MoRfNGA, Bnrmann. Muringo is the name of 

 the species in Malabar. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Moringaceoe. M. plerygospirma thrives 

 well in light loamy soil, and cuttings root freely 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat. The young roots 

 of this tree are scraped, and used by the inha- 

 bitants of the places of its natural growth as 

 horse-radish is in Europe, having much the 

 samefsharp taste. Synonyme : 1, Hyperdnthera 

 Moringa. 



Jptera . . . Yellow . 5, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Indies 1838 

 polyg6na . . Tellow . 4, S. Ev. S. 6 E. Indies 1822 

 pterygosper- ly eUow . 5 Sr Bv . T . i 5 b. Indies 1759 

 ma 1 . ) 



Moringiace^:, or MorIngiads. These are a 

 small group of very curious 'little trees, not 

 unlike plants belonging to Fabaccce, but in 

 some of their characters are very distinct. 



MoRfsiA, Cassini. In honour of Professor Moris, 

 who discovered the species. Linn. 15, Nat. 

 Or. Brassicacem. This plant is well fitted for 



