ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
annuals climbers. Orn, foliage. First introduced 1568, Fruit, round, 
oblong, or cylindrical, reddish orange; Sept. 
INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, two parts decayed turfy soil, one 
part horse droppings or decomposed manure. Position, pots or beds 
with shoots trained up roof of sunny greenhouse. Pot or plant, April 
or May. Size of pots, 8 or 10 in. Water freely. Syringe twice 
daily. Moist atmosphere essential. Apply stimulants occasionally 
when fruit forms. ip off point of shoot at first joint beyond fruit. 
Shade from hot sun. emp., 65° to 75°, 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary, rich. Position, against 
sunny walls, trellises, arbours, or trailing over banks. Plant, June. 
Water freely in dry weather. Apply stimulants occasionally when 
fruit forms. Pruning of shoots not required. Propagate by seeds 
sown singly in 2-in. pots filled with light soil in temp. 65° to 75° in 
Feb. or March. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. Balsamina eta Apple), yellow, June, 4 ft., 
Tropics; Charantia, yellow, June, 4 to 6 ft., Tropics. 
Monarch of the East (Sauromatum guttatum).—See Sauro- 
matum, 
Monarda (Sweet Bergamot; Wild Bergamot; Bee Balm; Oswego 
Mint)—Ord. Labiate. Hardy herbaceous perennials. First intro- 
duced 1656. Leaves, mint, balm, or sage-scented. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, singly, or in masses in open 
or partially shaded borders. Plant, Oct., Nov., March, or April. 
Top-dress with decayed manure in autumn or spring. Propagate by 
seeds sown 1-16in. deep in light soil in partially-shaded position out- 
doors, March or April, or in boxes of light soil in cold frame or green- 
house in March; division of roots in Oct. or Nov. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. didyma (Oswego Tea or Sweet Bergamot), scarlet, 
summer, 1 to 2 ft., N. America; fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), purple, summer, 3 to 
4 ft., N. America. 
Monardella.—0Ord. Labiatw. Hardy annual & perennial herbs. 
First introduced 1877. Leaves, fragrant. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, open or partially shaded 
borders. Plant, Oct., Nov., March, or April. Sow annual species 
outdoors, where required to grow, in March or April. Top-dress with 
decayed manure in autumn or § ring. Propagate by seed sown 
1-16in. deep in light soil in partially-shaded position outdoors, March 
or April, or in boxes of light soil in cold frame or greenhouse in March; 
division of roots, Oct. or March. 
ANNUAL SPECIES: M. candicans, white, summer, 1 ft., N. America. 
Peo eee SPECIES: M. macrantha, scarlet, autumn, fragrant, 1 ft., N. 
merica, 
Money-flower (Luuaria biennis).—See Lunaria. : 
Money-in-both-Pockets (Lunaria biennis),—See Lunaria. 
Money-wort (Lysimachia nummularia).—See Lysimachia. 
Monkey-flower.—See Mimulus. , 
Monkey Nut (Arachis hypoge#a).—See Arachis. : 
Monkey-puzzle (Araucaria imbricata)—See Araucaria. 
Monkshood (Aconitum Napellus).—See Aconitum. 
Monochzetum.—Ord. Melastomacew. Greenhouse evergreen 
flowering shrubs. : 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous peat, one part light loam, 
one part leaf-mould & little sand. Position, well-drained pots in light 
greenhouse, Sept. to June; cold sunny frames, June to Sept. Pot, 
March. Prune shoots moderately close immediately after flowering. 
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