118 MOXOTEOPA-NARTHECIUM. 
MONOTROPA. 10—1. iEriccn.) 
uni'jiora, (bird's nest, Indian-pipe, w. J. %.) stem 1-fiowered; flower nodding 
at first, at length erect ; scales of the stem approximate. Whole plant 
i^ory white at first. 4-8 i. 
MONOTROPSIS. 10—1. iEriccb.) 
odora'ta, (r-w. Mar.) flowers bell-form, in aggregate heads, 3-4 i. (S. 
MORUS. 19 — 4. ( UrticcB.') [From mauros, black, so called fx'om the colour of the fruit of oae 
of Its species.] 
ni'gra, (black mulberry, Ju. T7.) leaves heart-form, ovate, or sub-5-lobed; un- 
equally toothed, scabrous. Ex. 
<il"ba, (white mulberry, M, T^.) leaves heart-form, with oblique bases, ovate or 
• lobed, unequally serrate, smoothish. From China and Persia. Natural- 
ized. 15-20 f. 
MUCOR. 21—6. (Fungi.y 
asfergiVlus, (mould,) stipe filiform, dichotomous ; little head^ terminal, sub- 
conjugate, oblong when mature. On putrid fungi in autumn. 
MYLOCARUUM. 10— L (EriccB.) '[From m?<Ze, a mill, and /tarwa, a kernel.] 
ligustri'num, (buckwheat-tree, w. M. )-} ) leaves perennial, alternate, sessile, 
entire^ glabrous; racen>es simple, terminal. 6-15 f. S. 
MYOSOTIS. 5 — 1. (Boragineai.) [From otms, a mouse, oiws, an ear, the leaves being hairy 
like a mouse's ear.] 
arven"su^ (forget-me-not, \v-b. J. seeds smooth ; calyx-leaves oval, acu- 
minate, very hirsute, longer than the tube of the corolla; stem very branch- 
ing; racemes conjugate ; leaves lance-oblong, hirsute. 4-8 i. 
palus'tris, (scorpion-grass, b. M. 1[. ) leaves lance-oval, rough ; border of the 
corolla longer than the tube; flowers very small, bright blue. Wet grounds. 
na'na^ (b, and y. %.) lea\res oblong, villose ; racemes few-flowered ; seeds 
smoothish. S. 
MYOSUROS. 5 — 13. {RanunculacecB.') [From mus, mous-e, and oura, tail.] 
mini'mus, (Ap. CD-) leaves linear, entire ; seed 1-iowered ; stamens 5-S ; pe- 
tals anther-form. 2-4 i. ^S. 
MYRICA. 20 — 4. {Amentacea}.) [The rtame is derived froni the GTreek, its original mea.n4ng 
is uncertain,.] 
go/le, (Dutch-myrtle, sweet-gale, M. T^.) leaves wedge-lanceolate, serrate al 
the apex, obtuse-sterii ; aments imbricated; scales acuminate,, ciliale; 
fruit in scaly heads, with a strong aromatic odour. 4-5 f. Bogs, moun- 
tains, and lakes. 
cerife'ra^ (bay-berry, wax myrtle, g-p. M. leaves acute; steril aments 
loose; scales acute; fruit globular, naked. On boiling, a pleasant-flavour- 
ed wax is obtained, which is used, either alone or with tallow, in making 
candles. 5-18 f. 
MYRTUS. 11 — 1. (Labiates.) [From micros, perfume.] 
commu'nis, (myrtle, w. Ju. T7.) flowers solitary ; involucrum2-leaved ; leaves 
ovate. Ex. 
KARCISSUS. 6—1. (ATarcissi.) 
■pseudG-naTcis"sus, (daffodil, M. %.) spatha l-flowered ; nectai'y bell-form, 
erect, crisped, equalling the ovate petals. Ex. 
tazef'ta, (polyanthos, M. %.) spatha many-flowered; nectary bell-form, pli- 
cate, truncate, thrice as short as the petals ; petals alternately broader ^ 
leaves flat. Ex. 
jonquWla, (jonquil, M. %.) spatha many-flowered ; nectary bell-form, short ; 
leaves subulate. Ex. 
poeV'icus, (poet's narcissus, 'Z}--) spatha 1-flowered; nectary wheel-form, very 
short, scarious, crenulate ; leaves inflexed at the margin. Ex. 
MARTHECIUM. 6-1, (Junca,.) [From narthex, fennel.] 
america'num, (y, Ju. '2j-.) racemes lax, sometimes interruptedly spiked ; pedi- 
cels with a setaceous bract below the flower, and another embracing the 
base; filaments with very short hair; leaves narrow, ensiform flowers 
in a terminal spike or raceme ^ scape 1 f. Sandy swaniips. 
