MITELLA 



MOLUCCELLA 



1025 



MITfiLLA (diminutive of niilra, a cap; applied to tlie 

 form oi; tlie young pod). Saxifraqdcefe. Mitkewokt. 

 liisHOP' s-OAP. Six or 7 species of low, sleuder peren- 

 nials, with somewhat creepinj^ rootstocks an<l racemes 

 of small and tcreenish or white Hs. Closely related to 

 Tiarella, but the petals of the latter are entire, while in 

 IMitella they are beautifully 

 pinnatitid. Lvs. round, 

 heart-shaped, alternate, ex- 

 ee))t in one species, on root- 

 stock or runners, with slen- 

 der petioles; those on lio\^'- 

 ering stems op])Osite, if any- 

 calyx short, n-lobed, the 

 lobes valvate in the bud, 

 spreading; petals 5, inserte<l 

 on throat of calyx. very slen- 

 der; stamens 10 or .^, very 

 short: fr. soon widely de- 

 hiscent. Natives of N. 

 Amer., 2 species in E.Asia. 

 — Offered by some dealers 

 in native plants. 



A. iSVa/ic.'^' u.'Offrlhf leafhsfi. 

 B. Fl.^. mnut'you.^. 

 trifida, Graham. Lvs. 

 round-reniform or cordate, 

 crenately toothed and some- 

 times incised or lohed, 1-li 

 in. across; scape 9-12 in. 

 long; fls. somewhat scattered 

 on one side (.>f sj)ike; petals 

 :5-.5-parted, small; stamens 

 fi, opposite the calyx lobes. 

 N. Calif, to Brit. Col. and 

 Kocky Mts. 



BB. Fh. few (about 

 5). 

 niida, Linn. Fig. 

 4i;>. Lvs. rounded or kid- 

 ney-shaped, dee])lyand dou- 

 bly crenate: raceme 4-6 in. 

 long. Does well in moist 

 shady situations. May-July. 

 Westward to Brit. Col. A. 

 li. 13:.51S. 



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yiiKj h'ttves. 

 II j)i' alter- 



Seajj^ 

 B. Lrs. 0)1 



iHite. 

 caulescens, Nutt. Raceme 

 loose : stamens alternate 

 with the pinnatitid petals. 

 Brit. Col. to Ore. 



ijB. Ll-s. on scape opposite. 

 diphjlla, Linn. Lvs. 

 acutely heart-shaped, some- 

 what 3-o-lobed, toothed ; ra- 

 ceme t)-8 in. long. May. 

 Eastern U. -S. V. 12:189.- 

 A good plant for the rockery. M. B. Coulston. 



MITKEWOET. Mitella. False Mitre wort is TiVnc Ha. 



MITEIOSTlGMA (Greek, mitre-shaped stieima ; from 

 the conspicuous stigma, which is club-shaped, the 2-cut 

 summit suggesting" a cap). Eiil)ie)cea>. This includes 

 the charming evergreen tender shrub known to the 

 trade as Gardenia eitriodora. It makes a low or medium- 

 sized bush of compact and branching habit and bears a 

 great profusion of fls. which resemble those of the 

 orange in odor, size, color and general appearance. The 

 Hs. are white, salver-shaped, .5-lobed, tipped with pink 

 in the bud, and borne in dense axillary clusters. This 

 delightful plant is a favorite in the South, together with 

 the Cape Jessamine, but is little known in northern con- 

 servatories. The genus contains 2 species. For distinc- 

 tions from G.ardenia and Randia, see Gardenia. 



axilUre, Hochst. (Gardenia eitriodora. Hook.). Lvs. 

 opposite, petiolate, elliptic-lanceolate, subacummate. 



glabrous; stipules awl-shaped from a broad base: calyx 

 not ribbed, lobes lanceolate, acuminate, efjual: corolla 

 tube twice as long as the calyx, lobes obovate, obtuse. 

 S. Afr. B.M. 4987. R.H. 1859, p. 175 ; 1880:348 (excel- 

 lent!). F.S. 12:1254. ^^ jj 



M'MAHON. See p. 903. 



North American name for 



MOCCASIN FLOWER. 



species of Cijpripediiun . 



MOCK OEANGE. See Pliiladelphiis. 



MOHEIA (from DanielMohr, aGermanbotanist; died 

 18U8). Sehiz'faeeei'. A genus of South African ferns, 

 having the habit of Cheilanllies, but the sporangia of 

 the Schizieaceio. A single species, M. ea ffronnti , is rare 

 in cultivation in America. l, jj, pInderwood. 



Eiiphe,rhifi Latlijiri.-i (see Fig. 800, 



MOLE PLANT. 



p. 5G4). 



MOLtNIA (.1. Molina, a writer upon Chilean plants). 

 Graniineo\ A genus ot perennial grasses allied to Era- 

 grostis, containing a single species. Native of central 

 Europe and temperate Asia, and sparingly introduced 

 in the United States. Panicle contracted: spikelets 2^- 

 fld., more or less purplish; glumes some\vhat unequal: 

 fl. -glume 3-nerved, rounded on back, pointed butawnless. 



casrilea, Moench (Ainieeeriilea, Linn.). Culms tufted, 

 1-3 ft. high: lvs, rather rigid, slender pointed. The 

 usual form in cult, is var. variegita, with striped lvs., 

 used for bedding. a. S. Hitchcock. 



MOLUCCA BALM. Molueeetla lavis. 



MOLUCCELLA (diminutive made from Molucca). 

 Also written Mottucella. Labiata'. This includes the 

 Shell Flower, a quaint old annual plant, that self-sows 







1414. Moluccella Isvis (X3 



in old-fashioned gardens, but is now rarely advertised 

 for sale. Its chief feature is its great cup-sbaped calyx 

 an inch long, which is much larger than the inconspicu- 

 ous corolla ( See Fig. 1414. ) Later four white seeds or 



