MONAKDA 



MONSTEKA 



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roUa narrow or dilated at the throat, 2-lipped, middle 

 lohe of the lower lip larger than the lateral ; perfect 

 stamens 2. There are 2 sections of the genus, the spe- 

 rics here described belonging to Eunionarda, in which 

 the heads are generally solitary and terminal, the sta- 

 mens and style conspicuously thrust out, and the root 

 perennial. The following grow l%-'2}4 ft. high. One 

 of the common Horse-Mints is M. pinirldfa {AM. 14:15), 

 but it is not in the trade. 



A. Calyx slightlij hairy at Ihc llirual. 

 didyma, Linn. (ir. Knlmidiia. Pursh). Oswego Tea. 

 Bee-Balm. Fkagrant Balm. Fig. 141,j. Stem acutely 

 4-angled: Ivs. thin, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. B.Rl. 

 145 (erroneously as M. fisfitiasa, var.), and 54(1. Vars. 

 Alba and r6sea, Hort., are offered, but the latter should 

 be compaied witli the next species. In 189;! John Saul 

 advertised Jf. Kalmiana as if horticitlturally distinct, 

 calling it the finest of ]\Ionardas. — Suited to nioistcr 

 positions than the others. 



AA. Calyx dcitS'fy hi-arilcd at tin' tliroat. 

 B. Lrs. pi'tioh'd. 

 fistuldsa, Linn. Wild Beegamot. Sometimes called 

 Bergatuot in nursery catalogues, but the Bergamot of 

 the Old World is Mentha odnrata. Stem mostly obtusely 

 angled: Ivs. tinner: fls. purple. July, later than M. 

 didyma. Var. rtlbra, Gray. Fls. crimson or rosy red. 

 Var. m6dia. Gray (var. pitrpiiren , Hort. ). Fls. deep ytur- 

 ple. S.B.F.G. 98. L.B.C. 14:139(i {as M. pic-jnirea). 

 Var. mdllis, Benth. {M. indllis, Linn.). Fls. tlesh-color 

 to lilac. B.M. 295S(as M. mentiicefolia ). — \Vi]] grow in 

 dry positions. 



BE. Lvs. nearly ^e^i.'iile, at least helow. 

 Bradburiina, Beck. Fls. light purple, spotted darker 

 on the middle lobe of the lower lip, which is much 

 larger than the lateral ones. June. 111. to Tenn. and 

 Kans. B.M.;W10 (erroneously as M. I'i.itali>xa}.—A dry- 

 ish position suits it best. 



F. W. Barclay and W. JI. 

 MONAEDfiLLA (diminutive of Jlonar.la, having its 

 aspect, intiorescence and calyx). Latjiiitir. Annual or 

 perennial sweet-smelling herbs, natives of California. 

 Lvs. entire or obscurely toothed: fls. white, rose-color 

 or purple, compacted in terminal heads with an invo- 

 lucre : calj'x tubular, narrow or long, lO-lH nerved, 5- 

 toothed; the teeth short, straight and nearly equal; the 

 throat naked within; stamens 4, exserteil. The follow- 

 ing have been advertised, and can be secured through 

 western collectors. 

 a. Fls. large, comparatively few, loosely glomerate. 

 macr4utha. Gray. Perennial, tufted, about 9 in. high : 

 bracts of the 10-2b-fld. head sometimes whitish or pur- 

 plish tinged : corolla about 1 ii In. long, glabrous, orange- 

 red, its tune fully twice the length of the calyx; the 

 lobes lanceolate. 



Var. n4na, Gray(J/. ndna. Gray). Pubescent: bracts 

 whitish or rose-color: fls. smaller; corolla not twice the 

 length of calyx, white or tinged with rose-color, the 

 slender tube pubescent. 

 ,AA. Fls. smaller, more iin»ieroiis. deii.'<i 1:/ eaiiitate. 

 B. Plants jiereanial. 

 C. \^eins of lvs. nunierons u)id p ronti ue iit . 

 villdsa, Benth. Bracts ovate, leafy, piiiuatcly veined. 



CO. Veins of lvs. not prominent . 

 odoratissima, Benth. Bracts thin, membranous, whit- 

 ish or pinkish, inclined to parallel venation. 

 BB. Plants annual. 

 lanceolita, Gray. Lvs. lanceolate or oblong, 1-2 in. 

 long, tapering below into slender petioles, the margins 

 even and entire: bracts leafy, ovate or oblong, mostly 

 acute, abundantly veined between the ribs or primary 

 veins by cross veinlets. ji. B. PoiTLStON. 



MONELLA. A section of Cyrtanthns. 



MONfiSES (Greek, single delight: from the pretty 

 solitary flower). J^'ricdcetr. One-flo\vekei> Pvkola. A 

 genus "of one species, a low perennial herb: stem de- 



cumbent: lvs. roundish, clustered at base: fls. single, 

 drooping, from top of slender scape 2-0 in. long, white 

 or rose-colored, ti lines across; petals 5, Nvidely spread- 

 ing, orbicular; fllaments awd-shaped, naked ; anthers as 

 in Pyrola, but conspicuously 2-horned. M. grandiSlora, 

 S. F. Gray {M. aniflora, A. Gray), growsiit moist wood- 

 lands from Labrador to Alaska, in miiidle states ami 

 westward along the mountains. It has been offered by 

 one dealer in native plants. 



MONEYWORT, 



yiunm l( laria . 



or Creeping Charlie, is Lysimaeluu 



MONKEY FLOWER. Soo Mimulus luteus. 



MONKEY PUZZLE. Araaearia imhrieata. 



MONKSHOOD. Aeonitum. 



MONOGRAMMA (Greek, a si}igle line.- alluding to the 

 elongated linear sin-;is) . Pnltj pn,i iaeea- . A tropical genus 

 of se\'er;d snndl species of grass-like ferns, rarely seen 

 in cultivath.n. l, jj. Underwood. 



MONOLfiNA (Greek words referring to the single 

 sp»ur-like ai'pendage on the anterior side of the anther- 

 connective). Melastomaeeu'. About 4 species of stem- 

 less herbs from Colombia, one of which is a situUl hot- 

 house foliage plant, cult, like Bertolonia, and known to 

 the trade as Bertolonia priniula^ftora. It lias metallic 

 green lvs. 4-6 in. long, with ;^-5 parallel veins, the un- 

 der surface of the lvs. a showy rosy purple. All the 

 species have a characteristic rootstock, composed of 

 clusters of short, thick rhizomes, prominently scarre<l 

 by the falling of the lvs., and the fls. are numerous, and 

 resemble a primrose. They are about 1 in. across, 5- 

 petaled, pink, and borne on fleshy scapes. See Berto- 

 lonia. 



primuIeeflSra, Hook. f. (Bertolonia prinuila-fldra , 

 Hort.). Glalirous: lvs. leathery, broailly elliptical: ca- 

 lyx lobes broadly ovate-rounded. B.M. 5818. F.S. 18, 

 p. 162. G.C. 1870:309, figs. 5;!, 54. 



MONOPANAX, Referred to Oreopanax. 



MONSTfiRA (Latin, <7 )Ho».s7f)-). Arilcea'. Monstern 

 deliciosa is indeed a delicious monster in more senses 

 than one. It is a favorite greenhouse climber, with huge 

 perforated leaves, wdiose general appearance is sure to 

 be remembered after the tirst look. (See Figs. 141U, 

 1417). As the plant clindis.the stems emit long, aerial 

 roots, many of which never reach the ground, but suggest 

 the fingers' of some fabulous monster. This grotesque. 





1416. Leaf of Monstera deliciosa. 

 Grown under glass in the North. 



dragon-like aspect is very pronounced in a notable speci- 

 met? in Philadelphia which has climbed into an upper 

 "allery of the highest house in Horticultural Hall, Fair- 

 inonnt Park. Finallv, this unique plant bears an edible 

 fruit, which has a taste between a pineapple and a 



