978 



MAXDE VILLA 



3IANG1FEEA 



each 2 in. across. Argentine Rep. B.H.'2iJ:7. B.M. 'M9~. 

 Gn. 29, p. 5:il. G.O. IIL 2:817. P.M. lB:2sit. R.H. 

 1845:167. — (Jbaracterized by a pale, Hesliy pectiuate rinji 

 between the base of the calyx and corolla. -\y_ ^|_ 



MANDRAGORA (name used by Hippocrates; refer- 

 ring to its growing near stables in rbe market places). 

 Solandcca.'. A genus of '6 species, one of which is sup- 

 posed to be the Mandrake mentioned in Genesis, chap. 30. 

 In America the name Mandrake is applied to the May- 

 apple. PofhrphfiJJniti pf/f'ififiii. but the IMrmdrjike of his- 



1358. Mandrake. 

 Frnin an old ln^rbal (spp Mandragora) . 



tory was a plant with a large spindle-shaped root which 

 was supposeil sometimes to become forked and resemble 

 the human form. In this condition it was uwed as an 

 aphrodisiac. The plant was also called Love-apple, and 

 many superstitions about it still survive. The old herbal s 

 aViound in fanciful pictures of the iNIandrake, one of 

 which is reproduced in Fig. 1358. M. officuiaj-n tti is sold 

 in America and may be cult, in tlie hardy border for 

 its folk-lore interest. 3{. aiiliinrmi/is is supposed by 

 some to be the true Mandrake. Both are natives of the 

 Mediterranean region. M. eafilcsceus is found in the 

 Himalayas. 



Mandragoras are nearly stemless, perennial herbs 

 with thick roots and large, stalked, wavy-margined Ivs., 

 the later ones being usually narrower and entire, and 

 rather large fls. varying from whitish through bluish 

 violet and purplish shades. The tls. are bell-shaped, 

 jibout 5-cut, netted-veined and borne in clusters among 

 the tufted Ivs. Calyx deeply 5-cut; sinus of tbe corolla 

 induplicate between the lobes. 



officin&.rum, Linn. {M. offici)u)J'S, Mill. ). Mandrake. 

 r^vs. ovate, the first obtuse, the rest acuminate: calyx 

 teeth lanceolate, as long as tbe oVjlong berry. ^Vooison 

 says it needs a shady place. R.H. 18!)7, p. 131 ^y j^j 



MANDEAEE in Amerir'a means the May'Ap|de ( Podo- 

 phyllum) but the Mandr;ike of history is Mand nigovfi . 



MANfiXTIA (Xavier Mnnetti, of tbe botanic garden 

 at Florence, bornl72:!l. Iinhiarrn . This includes the 

 common Manettia Vine, M. bio/nr, which has scarlet, 



tubular fls. an inch or more long, with 5 spreading yel- 

 low tips. It is a twining plant, and is often trained to 

 pillars and trellises both indoors and out, as it blooms 

 more or less the year round. It can also be trained into 

 a bushy form. By Index Kewensis J/. /^(>o/or is referred 

 Jf. iKteo-riihra . although the former is the older name. 

 William Watson writes of M. hirolor (Gn. 56, p. 6) : "It 

 has been in cultivation about fifty years, but until re- 

 rently it was practically lost, and its place and name 

 taken by a much inferior species, tbe correct name of 

 wliich is M. hifi_'0-ruhra . I believe we are indebted to 

 Mr. Godseff for the recovery of the true plant, be hav- 

 ing found it in cultivation in the United States a few 

 years ago." Apparently the chief recorded difference be- 

 tween these two species is thatthe calyx-lobes otM. hi- 

 rolor are lanceolate or narrower, while those of M. lu- 

 feo-ruhra are ovate. 



The Manettia Vine is a rather old-fashioned plant, and 

 generally ousy of culture. It is fairly satisfactory as a 

 cool conservatory vine, l)ut is an easy prey to red spider 

 and mealy bug. The tls. are short-lived, and not the 

 best for cutting. Some gardeners would rather have 

 ( 'upheas or J a robin la Penrhosienfiis. Manettias are 

 prop, by cuttings of young growth inserted in sand with 

 Ijottom heat. For summer use the vines should have a 

 sheltered but sunny position. 



Manettia is a genus of about 30 species of twining 

 herbs and slender subshrubs from tropical and subtropi- 

 cal America. Glabrous or villous: Ivs. usually long- 

 acuminate : tis, small or rather large, axillary, solitary or 

 in short corymbs or panicles, white, blue or red; calyx- 

 lobes 4, rarely 5, short or long, narrow or broad ; corolla 

 tube short or long, terete or angled, straight or curved, 

 glabrous or pilose within; stamens 4. " Mafsra i/Juhm 

 or I\Ianettia" is advertised in Amer., but no Matsea ap- 

 pears in botanical treatises. 



A. -F/S-. ')vr/, iippr'J !/rlloir. 

 B. Calys-liibrx hittrroUtlr , in.irrou\ 

 bicolor, Paxt. Fig. LioO. Lvs. 

 lanceolate acute, slightly glaucous : 

 calyx of 4 or 8 re]3exed lolies. Mts. 

 near Rio Janiero. P. M. Vol. x. 27. 

 Gn. 56:122*1. F. 8. 2:69. R.B.21:^r). 

 Gt. 47, p. 2]-i.-Mrni€tti(f hirojor is 

 easy to grow, but it is short-lived 

 and consequently must be 

 renewed often. Well- 

 trained specimens are very 

 pretty. 



BB. Cahjx-lohrx orafe- 

 aru}ii iiKifr . leafij. 



luteo-rtlhra, Benth. Pu- 

 bescent: lvs. ovate or oti- 

 long, acute, narrowed at 

 tbe base, tomentose be- 

 neath : pedicels solitary ; 

 calyx not tootlied in the 

 sinuses : corollatomentose 

 outside, equally tubular, 

 straight. Brazil. — T h e 

 above is a full translation 

 of the original description. 



AA. F!.<i. red. 

 cordifolia, Mart. (M.cor- 

 (h)fit, Hort.). Lv J. ovate, 

 cordate at base, tinely pu- 

 bescent on both sides : pe- 

 duncles axillarv. 1-tid. 



Brazil. B.R. 22:1866. B.M. .3202. -Cult, outdoors in 

 Fla. and Calif., and makes a fine subject for planting 

 out in tbe North. sy jj;_ 



MANFRfiDA. ^ee Af/ave. 



MANGEL-WURZEL. A race of beets with very large 



roots, ij,-r<iwn for fodder. Often called Beta viiliniri.s, 

 var. tHitr i'or]ii\(( . 



MANGlFEKA (Latin, mango-hrariug : Mango being 

 the Hindoo name of the fruit). .1 iKtrardidcrip. A genus 

 of 27 species of tropical Asian trees, of which J/. Indicar 



1359. Manettia bicolor (X' 



