984 



MAR ANT A 



MAKRUBIUM 



base, very short-poiiittjd, the surface undulate, beneath 

 purplish, above deep shining green, with a whitish 

 feathery stripe through the center. Peru. l.H. 19:98. 



leuconeilra, E. Morr. {M. Kerrhove(ina,'E,. Morr. J/. 

 Ken:ltovei,Hovt. Calnlh^a KercJiovedaa ,llort.) . Dwarf, 

 6-8 in.: Ivs. cordate-oblong, iisually obtuse or very 

 short-acuniinate, grayish green with oblong purple 

 spots ou either side of the midrib. Brazil. l.H. 26:'.i')3. 



Massangeina, E.Morr. 

 { t'itlnthhi MuHsanye- 

 (hni, Hort.). Larger iu 

 all its parts than the last : 

 Ivs. elliptic-ovate to ob- 

 ovate, rounded or trun- 

 cate at base, the apex 

 abruptly short-pointed, 

 light purplish beneath, 

 the upper part marked 

 ^ \Yith three colors, — olive 

 if green towards the mar- 

 y:iu, broad central band 

 of silvery gray, blotches 

 of purple or maroon be 

 tween the two. Brazil. 

 F. S. 22:2:iU4-5 (as M. 

 Unconi'iira , var. Mas- 

 >:nn>p'fn,a). J.H. III. .'rtO : 

 499 (as var. flon'iiti)ia). 

 bicolor, Ker-Gawl. A 

 foot high: Ivs. roundish 

 ovate, rounded or suh- 

 cordate at the base, more 

 or less wavy on the mar- 

 gin, abruptly short- 

 pointed, light purple be- 

 ve, with a relatively light- 



1371. 

 Maranta arundinacca. 



lus green ix\. 



low. pah' jj:ln 



colored central band and very dark green or brown- 

 green blotclte.s midway lietween the rilj and the mar- 

 gins. Brazil. B.R. 10:780. L. B.C. 10:921. 



The follnwing names are found in American trade-lists; M. 

 Baraqviril = (Jalathea BaruQiiiui ''. — M. Govenidna.— M. ico- 

 nif er a, B-Ovt. (a form of Cahithea Makoyana'O, has Ivs. about 

 6 U3. long, obliquely oval, yellowish green, with oblong, deep 

 green spots or Vtars, Brazil. — M. Luherai. Foliage reticulated 

 with yellow.— J/, invsdica. Hort. Lvs. 6-8 in. long, oblianely 

 cordate, shining green, marked with many transverse veins. 

 Brazil.— J/. Portedna. See Strnmanthe.— i/. SagoHdna, Hort. 

 Dwarf: lvs. nljlong, ii.'ile grefn, witli ob 1 on <:r- oblique, deep green 

 bars on each side of the midrib. S. America.— il/. sanguinea . 

 See Stromanthe. 



See Calatlieji. for tbo following namps: alhn-Jlaeata, argyrea. 

 Tine hernia lift, f'/iimborari'iisis, c.riini", fasriafa. Fascinator, 

 il/iistrls. .LafiPriaiiii.., LrnriUinnn, LietzU . Liiidetii, Makoijana. 

 riicdlo-plrta , itticuns. niti'ns.criintfi . jtI nccps. /ii(h'}i''Ua, regalis, 

 roS'-K-Jiiwahi . rhsni-jilcla . sum r'liidina , /iibispiithii . Vaiul^u- 

 fnu-kei. Vi'itrhlann^ r.i r,il nali.s, Wminrri. Warsa/n.-lczii , Wio/i, 

 zehrina. L_ jj. B. 



MARATTIA (name from J. F. Maratti. an Italian 

 botanist of the seventeenth century). JIarattidcecp. A 

 genus of lar^-e, coarse-leaved fern-like plants with the 

 sporangia borne in large, boat-shaped conceptacles on 

 the under surface of the loaf. The species are strong- 

 growing and ornamental, some of them reaching con- 

 siderable S!Z(^. 



fraxinea, Smith (Jf. I'ln/aus, End!.). Lvs. bipinnate, 

 fi-]^} ft. b'n:,^ on stalks <d'tt-Ti ] in. or more thick ; pinnules 

 4-0 in. hniir, ■^■.•-1 '- in. wide, of a leiithery texture and 

 naknd surf;icf's: rrceptacles submar^'iiial. West Afi'ica. 

 to iM;.[Mysi;i and X.-w Zealand. j^ jj_ TjNDERWOOr... 



MARCGRAVIA is ;i gf-nus of Ternstrdmiace;p, but 

 M. i„n-u.lnx'i = Jf-iHsl.'ni <iruni'nn,fa. 



MARCHANTIA) Xicholas Marchant, French botanist) . 

 Mil rrhd III idi-iii'. A common liverwort, spreading its 

 leaf-like forkingthallus on moist earth. M. polym6rpha, 

 Linn., lias been offered by (b-^alnrs in native ]")hints, tlie 

 sods of it being sold for colonizing in rock gardens. It 

 oftnn grows on damp sills and walls in greenhouses. 

 The flat tliuliiis is often 4-5 in. long and 1 in. or more 

 wide, from vdiich riso jiednufdos 1 in. liiLfh, bearing the 

 aritheridinl disk or shirid and the star-like carpoceph- 

 alum nn similar stalks l-^t in. liigli. 



MARGUERITE or PARIS DAISY is ClinjsanthPmnm 



fnitesmis. Blue Marguerite is Felicia amellodnH. 

 Reine M., of the Fi'ench, is China Astar. 



MARGYRICARPUS (Greek, pcarhj frnit; referring to 

 the white berries). A'osdcof'. Five species of South 

 American subshrubs, of which 3f. setosits is a heatli- 

 like plant cult, in rockeries for its numerous small 

 white berries, which are seen to best advantage against 

 dark background. The nearest genus of garden value 

 is Acjsna, which has tis. iu heads, wdiile those of Mar- 

 gyricarpus are solitary an<l axillary. Branching shrubs 

 with inconspicuous lis, which are sessile and have no 

 petals. Lvs. alternate, crowded, overlapping : calyx 

 tube persistent; lobes 4-5; ovules solitary, hanging from 

 the top of the cell. 



setdsus, Ruiz & I 



Int. I)y FrancHsclii 

 called Pearl Fruit. 



MARiCA (meaning doubtful; the author of the genus 

 did not explain). Jriddcca'. Eleven species of tropical 

 American plants allied to Iris, but with shorter-lived 

 Howers and convolute inner segments. Three species 

 are procurable from Dutch dealers. The tls. are 2-4 in. 

 across, the outer segnjents large, white or blue, the 

 inner ones smaller, with complicated and beautiful color- 

 ing. They are planted in the fall, and are hardy with 

 winter covering. The genus is nearest to Cypella, but 

 the style crests are petal-like, while in Cypella they are 

 spur-like or rtattene<l. Rootstock a short rhizome: lvs. 

 sword-shaped, 2-ranked : Hs. blue, yellow or white. 

 Baker, Iridete, 1892. 



. Low-irrowing. Peru, Chile. — 

 Ilardv in England. Sometimes 



Onh', 



a- hit I' 



■'IJItK'llt.^ jiKI 



gracilis, Herli. l-ivs. 1-Po ft. long, ,^-^'-1 in. broad: 

 tls. 2 in. across. B..M. ;;7i:!. 



AA. Onti' 



<'<iiiH',>ts >rhitr. marl-.'d at the hiise ivith 

 hnnni a„d 'l<-llou-. 



Northiana, Kt-r. Lvs. 1^.o-2 in. broad: t!s. .'j-4 in, 

 across. B.M. 054. 1. H. 42 :40 ( var. .s7)/f^M(/r>/.s- ) . 



AAA. Oalcr snjiin'ilts hJuc. 



cseriilea, Kor. Lvs. i -l ^_. in. In-Oiul : fl.s. .""1-4 in. across. 

 B.M. 51112 (as Ci/jx'/la r<rn(l,'<f). H.R.9:7i;i. (.Jn. 25, p. 

 3]3. K.W. 1 :40.' 



M. Callfn, 



Set; Sisyrincbiiini, 



MARIGOLD. The oldest kind is the Pot :\[arigold, the 

 dried ds. of wdiich are iised to season soups. It is also 

 cult, for ornament. See Cutandnla officinalis. The 

 French Marigold is Taijcf<'s pafaJa : the African, T. 

 <n-cct<i. The African Marigolds are mostly pure lemon- 

 or orange-colored; the French ones have these colors 

 and brown also, and are often striped. For Cape 

 Marigold, see f>litiiu-/'liofhrr>i . For Fig Marigold, 

 see Jf.'Sfnihnjanlhciiinni. Marsh Marigold is i'ullha 

 paiusiris. 



MARINE IVY. rissas i>iris<,. 



MARIPOSA LILY. See C.ih.rhortus. 



MARIPOSA TULIP. < •« /nrhorfns. 



MARJORAM, SWEET. (>ri</'nnnH. 



MARKERY, MERCURY. See Chi'iinpodiam . 



MARROW, VEGETABLE. See rnmpkin. 



MARRtBIUM (old Latin name of obscure meaning). 

 Lahldttf. A gemis of jiliout 40 (.)ld World species, in- 

 cluding the common Horehound, a hardy, perennial, 

 bitter-aroniatic herb, growing \-'A ft. high, with \vhiti^h, 

 hairy, crenate Ivs., and axillary whorls of snudl whitish 

 tls. It is a native of Knroi)e, Asia and northern Africa, 

 now found as an escape trnin ^■:lrdens iu waste places 

 of nearlv cverv .■(.unirv ot tlie worhl. llorchound is 



