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and afterwards planted out in the open ground, 

 or potted, and placed among the stove plants. 

 Synonymes : 1, Lumnitzera ocymoides ; 2, Ocy- 

 mwm polystdchyon, Lumnitzera polystdchya. 



ocymoides 1 . White . 8, 8. A. 14 B. Ind. . 1823 

 polystaehya 2 . White . 7, S. A. l| E. Ind. . 1783 



MosfGlA. See Moscaria. 



Mosses. See Bryacece. 



Moth. See Veridseum Blattaria. 



Motherwort. See Leonurus. 



Mottled, marked with blotches of colour of un- 

 equal intensity, passing insensibly into each 

 other. 



Mouceron. See Agdricus pratbisis. 



Mouge6tia, Agardh. After J. B. Mougeot, a 

 cryptogamic botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. 

 Or. Oonfervacece. These little plants are found 

 in ditches — cceruUscens, genuftexa. 



Mould. See Ascbphora Mucedo. 



Mouldiness. See Aspergillus. 



Moulinsia, Don. See Sapindus rubigindsa. 



Mountain-ash. See Pjjrns aucuparia. 



Mountain-damson . See Qudssia Simaruba. 



Mountain-dulse. See Palmella montana. 



Mountain-ebony. See BauMnia. 



Mountain-liquorice. See Trifblium aXplnum. 



Mountain-mahogany. See B&tula Unta. 



Mountain-moss. See Selago. 



Mountain-parsley. See Sellnum oreosellnum. 



Mountain-sorrel. See Oxtfria. 



Mountain-spinach. See Atriplex hortinsis. 



Mountain-tobacco. See Arnica montana. 



MoureiLA. See Byrsbnima MounUa. 



MourIri. See Pelalbma Mouriri. 



MourIria, Jussieu. From Mouriri, the native 

 name of M. guianSnsis. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Melastomacece. These plants require to be 

 grown in a mixtnre of loam and peat ; and 

 cuttings of the young wood will root in sand, 

 under a glass, in heat. Synonymes: 1, Peta- 

 Ibma mouriri ; 2, P. myrtilloldes. 

 alternifblia . . White . 5, S. Ev. B. 2 Brazil . 1822 

 grandifibra . . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . 1823 

 guianensis 1 . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. S. 2 Guiana . 1817 

 myrtilloldes 2 . Wht. yel. 6, S. Ev. 8. 2 W. Ind. 1823 



Mouse-ear. See Hieraciwm pilosilla. 



Mouse-ear chickweed. See Cer&stium. 



Mouse-skin-rag-leather. See Racbdium cel- 

 lars. 



Mouse-tail. See Myosurus. 



Mouse-tail. See Mygalurus. 



Mouse-tail. See Dendrdbium Myosurus. 



Mouse-thorn. See Centaurea myacdntha. 



Moussonia, Decaisne. Named after M. Mous- 

 son, a botanist. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gcs- 

 nerdcece. A pretty, soft-wooded shrub, of easy 

 culture and propagation, for which see Gesnera. 

 elegans . Yel. pur. . 12 S. Ev. S. 2 Guatemala 1849 



Moutan. See Pcednia Moutdn. 



Moving- plant. See Dcsmbdium gyrans. 



M6xa. See Artemisia chine'nsis. 



MozfNNA. See Lourelra. 



Mucedo. See Ascbphora Mucido. 



Mucilage, a turbid, slimy fluid. 



Mucor, Michaux. From muceo, to be musty. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Mucoracew. The 

 plants grow on musty bread and vegetables — 



amethystcus, canhius, clavdkis, delicAtulus, fu- 

 siger, stercorals. 



Mucoracew, or Physomycetes, are moulds 

 growing upon diseased and decaying plants ; 

 and found abundantly in the autumn months. 



Mucronate, sharp-pointed. 



Mucrone, a small sharp point. 



Mucronulate, having a little hard sharp point. 



Mucuna, A danson. Mucuna-guaca is the Bra- 

 zilian name of M. Urens. Linn. 17, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Pabdcece. These plants are not pos- 

 sessed of much beauty. A rich soil suits the 

 species of Cow-itch, and they are readily in- 

 creased by cuttings. The stinging effects of 

 the hairs of the pods of M. pruriens are well 

 known. A strong infusion of the roots of the 

 same plant, sweetened with honey, is used by 

 the Indian doctors in cases of eholera-morbus. 

 Synonymes: 1, Stizolbbium altlssimum ; 2, 

 Carpopdgon gigdnteus ; 3, O. imbriedtus • 4, 8. 

 pruriens ; 5, M. pruriens, Cdcara pruritus, 

 Nai Cordna, Carpopbgon pruriens ; 6, S. urens, 

 Lo'liclws urens ; 7, Carpopbgon capitatum. 

 altiasima 1 . Purple . 5, S. Ev. CI. 30 Martinico 1779 

 angulnea . . Purple . 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies 1817 

 atropurpurea Purple . 7, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies 1820 

 bracteata . Purple . 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies 1826 

 imbricata 3 . Purple . 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies 1815 

 pruriens 4 . Purple . 0, S. Ev. CI. 10 E. Indies 1680 

 prurlta 5 . . Blk. pur. 6, 8. Ev. CI. E. Indies 1855 

 _ urens 6 . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. CI. 10 W. Indies 1B91 



capitata 7, combsa, elliptica, gigantia 2, macro- 

 cerdtides, mitis, monospirma, nivea. 



Mudwort. See LimosUla. 



Mughus. See Pinus Mughus. 



Mugwort. See Artemisia vulgaris. 



Muhlenbergia, Willdenow. In honour of • • 

 Henry Muhlenberg, an American botanical 

 writer. Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Graminhcecs 

 — diffusa. 



Mulberry. See Mbrus. 



Mulch, a gardener's term for placing manure 

 about the roots of trees, on the surface of the 

 ground. 



Mulgedium, Cassini. Mulgeo, to milk — juice, 

 milky. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Aster&cece. 

 An interesting hardy perennial, well suited for 

 planting about rock-work, &c. It is easily in- 

 creased by seeds, 

 macrorhizum . Blue 9, H Her. P. J Cashmere . 1844 



Mullein. See Verbdscum. 



Mullera, Linn. In honour of Otto Frederick 

 Muller, a Dane, and one of the editors of the 

 Flora Danica. Linn. 16, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Fa- 

 bacece. An ornamental tree, growing in loam 

 and peat mixed ; and cuttings of the young 

 wood will root in sand, under a glass, in heat, 

 moniliformis • Yellow . 5, S. Ev. T. 2 Guiana . 1792 



Multicuspis, many-jointed, 



Multifarious, very numerous, or arranged in 

 many rows. 



Multipid, cleft Into many parts. 



Multifidly-pinnatifid ; a leaf is so called 

 when it is pinnately-lobed, and these lobes are 

 again divided into many parts. 



Multipartite, divided into many parts. 



Multiplex, much multiplied. 



Mundia, Kunth. From mundus, neat; in al- 



