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culm erect; leaves lanceolate, very short, 
pungent, at length involute ; panicle con- 
tracted ; branches generally in pairs, 2- 
flowered ; flowers avv^nless, ovate ; paleas 
hairy. 1218 i. Rocky hills. 
ni'gricnns, (African millet,) flow^ers in 
panicles, crowded ; glumes shining, becom- 
ing black ; leaves ensiform, very long. Ex. 
MIMU'LUS. 13—2. {ScrophularicB.) [From 
mimus, a mimic.]- 
r'in"gen!;, (monkey-flower, b. Ju. 11.) 
erect, glabrous ; leaves sessile, lanceolate- 
acuminate, serrate ; peduncles axillary, op- 
posite, longer than the flower ; teeth of the . 
calyx acuminate. 1-2 f. j 
ala'tus, (b. Ju. IJ..) erect, .smooth; leaves 
petioled, ovate, acuminate, serrate ; stem I 
square, winged. 2 f. j 
Inte'ns, (yellow monkey-flower,) erect, 
Btoloniferous ; leaves roundish-ovate, lower 
ones petioled-obtuse, upper ones sessile, 
acute. 
lewis"ii, (p. Au. If-) erect, small, pubes- 
cent ; leaves sessile, lance-oblong, nerved, 
mucronate denticulate ; flowers few, termi- 
nal, very long peduncled ; teeth of the ca- 
lyx acuminate. 6-8 i. (S. 
ghftiao'sus, a shrubby species with or- 
ange-colored flowers. Ex. 
MIRAB"IL1S. 5—1. {Nyctagines.) [From 
the Latin mirabrlis, wonderful.] 
jal"apa, (four-o'clock, r. y. Ju. 2L(.) flow- 
ers heaped, peduncled ; leaves glabrous. 
dichofoma, (Mexican four-o'clock, ll) 
flowers sessile, erect, axillary, solitary. Ex. 
loagijlo'ra, (w. Au. Z(.) flowers ci'owded, 
very long, nodding ; leaves sub-villose. Ex. 
MITCH£L"LA. 4— 1. (Ruhiocem.) [In honor 
of the late Dr. Mitchell of New York.] 
re' pens, (w. Ju. 2^.) stem creeping, 
branched ; leaves smooth, roundish, oppo- 
site. Woods. I 
MITEL"LA. 10—2. (Saxifragcr.) \ 
d,ypliyl"la, (w. M. Z^.) leaves somewhat 
lobed ; lobes acute-dentate ; stem erect, 
with two opposite leaves above the middle. 
12-18 i. _ I 
cordifo'lia, (w. M. 2X) radical leaves cor- 
date, sub-3 lobed, doubly crenate ; scape 
naked, or with a single leaf, scaly at the 
base ; petals firabriate-pinnatifid. 6-8 i. ! 
pro$tra'ta, (Ju. IX-) root creeping ; stem 
prostrate ; leaves alternate, round-cordate, 
sub-acute, obtusely sub-lobed. Canada. 
MOLlTCEL"LA. 13—1. {Labiat.a:.) [From 
moluca, to bite, on account of its sharp taste ] 
Icefvis, (shell-flower, w-g. Ju. @.) calyx 
campanulate, 5 toothed ; teeth equal, awn- 
less ; leaves petioled, round ovate, toothed. 
MOLLU'GO 3—3, (Caryophyllea.) [From J 
mollis, soft.] I 
verticdla' ta, (carpet-weed, w. Ju. Q.) \ 
leaves verticillate, wedge-form, acute; stem 
branched, depre.ssed ; peduncles 1 -flow- 
ered I 
MOMOR"DICA, 19—1.5. {CucurUtacem.) I 
echina'tn, (w. Au. @.) pomaceous ; berry 
4 seeded, roundish, setose, echinate ; leaves 
cordate, 5-lobed, angled, acuminate, entire ; 
calyx 6-cleft; corolla 6-parted. I 
bahavvi'yia, (balsam apple, S. poma- 
ceous ; beny angled, tubercled: leaves 
glabrous, spreading, palmate. Ex. 
MONAR"DA. 2—1. {Labiatm.) [So called 
from Monardes, a Spanish botanist ] 
did"yma, (mountain-mint, r. J. 2/.) leaves 
ovate, acuminate, sub-cordate, somewhat 
hairy; flowers in simple or prohferous 
heads ; outer bracts large, colored, lanceo- 
late. Var. anguntifo'Iia, leaves lance ovate, 
acuminate, pubescent ; stem pubescent. 
18-24 i. 
Jlstnlo'sa, (y. Ju. IX-) stem obtuse-angled, 
nearly smooth, hollow, leaves oblong-lance- 
olate, acuminate, coarsely serrate ; calyx 
5-toothed, long, curved, bearded ; corolla 
rough, pale. 
pimctd.'ta, (y-b. S. 24!.) nearly smooth ; 
stem white, downy ; leaves smooth ; flow- 
ers whorled ; bracts lanceolate, colored, 
longer than the whorl ; corolla yellow, 
dotted with brown ; calyx 5-toothed, une- 
qual. 
hirsu'ta, (bp. Au. 11.) whole plant hairy; 
leaves on long petioles ; flowers small ; 
bracts short; calyx 2-lipped; lower lip 3- 
toothed. 2-3 f 
oblongata, (wild burgamot, b. r. Ju. 2.^.) 
pubescent ; heads simple ; exterior bracts 
ovate ; calyx short, with the throat beard- 
ed, teeth divaricate ; .stem obtuse-angled, 
hairy above ; leaves oblong, lanceolate, 
rounded at the base. Rocky situations. 
2 3 f. 
clinopo'din, (y. p. ,Tu. 11.) .smooth ; heads 
sirnple, terminal ; exterior bracts ovate, 
wide, acute, entire ; corolla pubescent, slen- 
der; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, ser- 
rate, hairy ; stem obtuse-angled, glabrous. 
cilia' la. (p. Au. 11.) hirsute ; flowers ver- 
ticillate; bracts ovate, glabrous, ciliate, as 
long as the calyx; leaves ovate-oblong, 
tapering, serrate. 
rugo'sa, (w. Ju. 2/.) smoothish; heads 
simple, middling size ; outer bracts ovate- 
undulate ; calyx smoothish ; leaves ovate, 
sub-cordate, acute, rugose; nerves beneath 
and petiole pilose ; stem acute-angled, 
smoothish. 4 f Canada. 
gra'rilis, (y-w.) very glabrous; heads lat- 
eral and terminal ; exterior bracts linear, 
ciliate; corollas short ; leaves linear, lance- 
olate-.serrate ; stem obtuse-angled, broad 
ovate, acuminate. 
pnrpu'rea, (r. Ju. 2S-) somewhat gla- 
brous ; heads large, leafy ; outer bracts 
large, colored, serrate ; calyx colored ; 
throat bearded ; corolla long, nearly gla- 
brous ; leaves oblong-ovate, coarsely ser- 
rate ; .stem acutely angled. S. 
MONOOE'RA. 3—2. (Gramincce.) [From 
monos, one, and kt ras, horn.] 
(I row.al,"ica, (J. 11.) spikes solitary ; .spike 
lets -bout 6-flowered ; flowers awned, 
bearded at the margin ; outer paleas rough- 
ened by glands awned on the back. S. 
MONOTRCPA. 10-1. (Erica;.) 
unijln^ra, (bird's nest, Indian-pipe, w. J 
li) .stem 1 flowered ; flower nodding at 
first, at length erect ; scales of the stem ap- 
proximate. Whole plant ivory white at 
fir.st 4-8 i. 
