MOMO'RDICA. 185 MONKSHOOD. 



and South America, annuals and 

 perennials, and one other shrub. All 

 the herbaceous kinds of Mirnulus 

 cross freely with each other, and thus 

 a great numher of showy plants have 

 been raised. They should all be 

 grown in a compost of peat and loam, 

 and supplied abundantly with water ; 

 indeed when grown in pots, they 

 should be kept constantly standing in 

 saucers full of water. They are all 

 very nearly hardy ; and M. rbseus, 

 M. cardinalis, and M. moschata, 

 will grow in the open air for several 

 years without any protection, dying 

 down to the ground in winter, and 

 springing up and flowering abund- 

 antly every spring. The shrubby 

 kinds are now separated from the 

 others, and formed into a new genus 

 under the name of Diplacus. ( See 

 Diplacus.) The name of Monkey- 

 plant alludes to the seeds, which are 

 marked so as to bear some resem- 

 blance to the face of a monkey. 



Mira'bilis. — Nyctaginece. — The 

 Marvel of Peru. These plants, though 

 generally treated as annuals, have fu- 

 siform tuberous roots, which may be 

 taken up every year and replanted, 

 like those of the Dahlia. They re- 

 quire a rich soil. 



Mirabe v lia. — Leguminbsce. — An 

 Australian shrub, with pretty pea- 

 flowers ; which is generally kept in a 

 greenhouse in British gardens. See 

 Australian Shrubs. 



Mistletoe. — See Viscum. 



Moldavian Balm. — See Moluo 

 cella. 



MoLuccE'LLA.--Z,afoa^<s.--A hardy 

 annual, which only requires sowing in 

 March or April in the open border, 

 in any common garden soil. See 

 Annuals. 



Moly. — A kind of garlic, with 

 very pretty yellow flowers. See Al- 

 lium. 



Momo'rdica. — Cucurbitacece. — 

 The Squirting Cucumber. An an- 



nual gourd-like plant, with woolly 

 leaves, and yellow flowers, the fruit of 

 which resembles a small cucumber ; 

 and which, when ripe, bursts the mo- 

 ment it is touched, scattering its seeds, 

 and the half liquid, pulpy matter in 

 which they are contained, to a consi- 

 derable distance. This quality made 

 it a favourite in gardens a century 

 ago, when some people were yet in a 

 state of sufficient barbarism to find 

 amusement in the annoyance of 

 others ; but it has now deservedly 

 fallen into disrepute, and is seldom 

 grown. 



Monoca'nthus. — Orchidacece. — 

 The Monk Flower. An orchideous 

 epiphyte from Demarara and Brazil, 

 requiring the usual treatment of simi- 

 lar plants. See Orchidhous Epi- 

 phytes. 



Mona'nthes. — Crassuldcets. — 

 Mr. Haworth's name for Sempervi- 

 vum Monanthes, a kind of house- 

 leek with red flowers, from the Canary 

 Isles. See Sempervivum. 



Mona'rda. — Labiates. — Hardy 

 herbaceous plants, with showyflowers, 

 natives of North America ; they grow 

 best in a rich light soil, and they are 

 increased by dividing the root. 



Money Wort.— Lysimdchia num- 

 mularia. — A trailing plant, with 

 yellow flowers, which should be 

 grown in peat, or some other light 

 soil, and kept moist. Its long trail- 

 ing shoots look very well hanging 

 over the sides of a rustic basket or 

 vase, supported on a pedestal, or on 

 rockwork ; and in such situations, if 

 kept moist, they will flower abund- 

 antly ; while the same plant removed 

 into the shade, will not produce a 

 single flower, and is easily killed if 

 watering be neglected. 



Monkey Flower. — See Mimulus, 

 and Diplacus. 



Monk Flower. — See Monocan- 

 thus. 



Monkshood. — See Aconitum. 



