MICRANTHEMUM-MONARDA. 
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MICRANTHEMUM. 2—1. iLysimachia.) [From mtYfros, small, and anf/ios, flower.'' 
orbicuWtum, (w, Au. %..) stem prostrate, terete ; orbicular, abruptly nai- 
rowed at the base ; flowers peduncled. 
MICROSTYLIS. 18—1. (Orchidece.) [From mikros, smsdl, and stulos, style.] 
ophioglossoi'des, (g-w. J. %.) scape 1-leafed ; leaf ovate, amplexicaule ; lip 
truncate, emarginate. Roots of trees. 
MIKANIA. 17—1. (CorymbifercB.) [In honour of Professor Mikan of Prague. 
pubes^'cens, (w-p. S. %.) stem climbing, pubescent ; leaves cordate, acuminate, 
angularly dentate, pubescent on both sides; divaricate equal, 
scan"dens, (climbing thoroughwort, w. Au. %..) stem glabrous, climbing j 
leaves cordate, toothed, acuminate. 
MIMULUS. 13 — ^2. (Scrophulai'iai.) [From vnrawsf, a mimic] 
rin"gens, (monkey-flower, b. Ju. %.) erect, glabrous ; leaves sessile, lanceo- 
late-acuminate, serrate ; peduncles axillary, opposite, longer than the flow- 
er ; teeth of the calyx acuminate. 1-2 f. 
ala'tus, (b. Ju. %) erect, smooth leaves petioled, ovate, acuminate, serrate; 
stem square-winged. 2 f. 
Ubte^us, (yellow monkey-flower,) erect, stoloniferous ; leaves roundish-ovate, 
lower ones petioled-obtuse, upper ones sessile, acute. 
MIRABILIS. 5—1. iNyctagines.) [From the Latin mirabilis, wonderful.] 
'jaV'apa, (four-o'clock, r. y. Ju. ^.) flowers heaped, peduncled ; leaves glabrous. 
dichoto'ma^ (Mexican four-o'clock, %.) flowers sessile, erect, axillary, solita- 
ry. Ex. 
longiJioWa, (w. Au. %.) flowers crowded, very long, nodding; leaves sub-vil- 
lose. Ex. 
MITCHILLA. 4—1. (^Ruhiacece,.) [In honour of the late Dr. Mitchill of New York.] 
re'pens, (w. Ju. %..) stem creeping, branched ; leaves smooth, roundish, op- 
posite. Woods. 
MITELLA. 10—2. {SaxifragOi.') 
dyphyV'la, (w. M. %.) leaves somewhat lobed ; lobes acute-dentate ; stem 
erect, with two opposite loaves above the middle. 12-18 i. 
cordi'folia, (w. M. %.) radical leaves cordate, sub-3-lobed, doubly crenate ; 
scape naked, or with a single leaf, scaly at the base ; petals fimbriate-pinr 
natifid. 6 8 i. 
MOLLUCELLA. 13 — 1. {Labiates,.) [Fi'om mo^Mca, to bite, on account of its sharp taste.] 
la:'vis, (shell-flower, w-g. Ju. ©.) calyx campanulate, 5-toothed ; teeth equal, 
awnless; leaves petioled, round-ovate, toothed. 
MOLLUGO. 3—3. {Caryophyllea,.) [From moKs, soft.] 
verticilla'ta, (carpet-weed, w. Ju. ©.) leaves verticillate, wedge-form, acute; 
stem branched, depressed; peduncles 1-flowered. 
MOMORDICA. 19—15. {Cucurbitacem.) 
echina'ta, (w. Au. ©.) pomaceous ; berry 4-seeded, roundish, setose, echinate ; 
leaves cordate, 5-lobed, angled, acuminate, entire; calyx 6-cleft; corolla 
6-parted. 
balsami'7ia, (balsam apple, S. ©.) pomaceous ; berry angled, tubercled ; leaves 
glabrous, spreading, palmate. Ex. 
MONARDA. 2—1. (LabiatcR.) [So called from Monardes, a Spanish botanist] 
did"ijma, (mountain-mint, r. J. %.) leaves ovate, acuminate, sub-cordate, 
somewhat hairy ; flowers in simple or proliferous heads ; outer bracts large, 
coloured, lanceolate. Var. angusiifolia, leaves lance-ovate, acuminate, pu- 
bescent ; stem pubescent. 18-24 i, 
fistulo'sa, (y. Ju. %.) stem obtuse-angled, nearly smooth, hollow, leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate, acuminate, coarsely serrate ; calyx 5-toothed, long, curved, 
bearded; corolla rough, pale. 
puncta'ta, (y-b. S. nearly smooth ; stem white, downy ; leaves smooth ; 
flowers whorled ; bracts lanceolate, coloured, longer than the whorl ; co- 
rolla yellow, dotted with brown ; calyx 5-toothed, unequal. 
hirsu'ta, (b-p. Au. whole plant hairy; leaves on long petioles ; flowers 
small ; bracts short ; calyx 2-lipped ; lower lip 3-toothed. 3-3 f. 
