CLIBRANS’ LIST OF HERBACEOUS AND ALPINE PLANTS. 
MECONOPSIS -continued. 
|6 punicsa. (.'<V IVunls. (uige 5). 
15 WalHchii [Himnlayan Pot>f>y). ? ft., 
leaves eovciecl with long silky hairs; 
Mowers large and exquisite pale blue in 
abundant clusters ; of great beauty ; 
vii-ix, bd, 
MEDICAGO (Mcdich. I.ucernc). 
ik elegans, ]uetty trailing yellow clover, 
dainty trefoil leaves ; for rockery and 
dry banks, vi-ix. qd. each, 
MEGASEA, bold handsome foliage and den.se 
massive Mower .spikes, useful for border, 
rockery, or pots ; smoke [uoof and of 
easv growyi. 
iz cordifolia, 1 ft.. Mowers bright ro.se, iii-v. 
ad. ' 
2<) Milesii, I ft., pure white, distinct, 
iv-v, 4<1. 
51 piirpurascens, i fl.. tall sltins, rich 
jnirple Mow'ers, iii-v. f)d.' 
Strache,yi alba, q in., iiemlnut heads of 
lovely white, foliage shining green, 
iv-vi. (id. 
MELICA (Melic Grass). 
t," altissima argentea, z ft., a lovely silverv 
form. .(<1. 
MELIANTHUS 
0 47 major, (> ft., handsome foliage ]Manl, 
large glaucous leaves. <leeply-cut sa'v 
edges : reiiuires Winter protection. Cid. 
MENTHA 
so pulegium gibraltarica, z ins., forms a 
dense deep green carixM of foliage, 
-id. 
MENYANTHES {linch-hran). Sec .G/iialie 
I’lanis, f^age S. 
MERTENSIA {Snioot/i I.nng-ioort). 
SS sibirica, z ft., gracefully arching stems 
iintl droo])ing clusters of small Mow'ers 
varying from delicate |nirple blue to 
rosy pink, vii-viii. gd. 
Sb alba, 2 ft. line white form. 4d. 
each. 
MEUM (Hawd-money). 
b.t athamanlicum, i ft., aromatic hMiage, 
divided into threail-like segments ; 
strikingly graceful, vi-viii. 4d. each. 
MIMULUS. See page 52. 
MITCHELLA ( </aaw \'ine). 
7b repens, 2 in., dainty trailing evergreen, 
shining leaves and numerous twin 
white fragrant tlowers, succeeded by 
bright red berries ; thrives in shade 
on sandy peat ; v-vi, bd. 
MOLINIA 
o Hz coerulea fob striati;, 1 ft., a slender- 
leaved grass, striped yellow and green ; 
good for edging and be<lding, vii-viii. 
4 ( 1 . 
MOLOPOSPERMUM 
0 X4 cicufarium, 5 ft., gracefidly recurving 
fern-like foliage, highly ornamental 
vi-vii. 4d. 
MONARDA [Horse-mint), fragrant leaved 
Summer-blooming plants Mowers like 
a slender Salvia. ■ 
87 alba, 3 ft., pretty white Mowers, gd. 
each, 3/- do/,. 
So didyma [O.swegn Tea) zl ft., dee]) crim- 
son. vi-viii. qd. each. 
MONARDA - continued. 
01 purpurea {syn. fstulosa). lierganwt, 3 ft., 
deep pur])le. vi-vii. 4d. each. 
93 rosea, 3 ft.. Mowers deep rose. 4cl. each 
MONTBRETIA. Sec page 52. ' 
MORINA (ll’tiorl Flower). 
(;S longifolia, 2 ft., thistle leaves, bright 
green ; Mowers in whorls on a long 
showy spike, ])ure white before open- 
ing, then a lovely shell-pink, and lastly 
deep crimson ; light soil and slight 
shade ; of singular beauty, vii-ix. bd. 
each, 
MORISIA 
101 hypogsea, 3 in., ])retty rosette of narrow 
shining (lark-green leaves, with saw- 
like teeth. Mowers about i in., clear 
bright daz/ling yellow, iii-vi, (jd, 
MUEHLENBECKIA 
104 complexa, a raitid-growing evergreen 
trailer and climber, long black wiry 
entangled branches and dark-green 
k'aves ; its light artistic sprays are 
invaluable among cut Mow'ers ; on a 
rockery or over a bush it is beautiful ; 
warm sunny o])en soil. bd. 
MYOSOTIS (I'orget-mc not), of easy culture, 
usually show |>reference for moist 
grit tv soil. 
II. I Alpestrls Victoria, 1 ft., a lovely large 
trussed form, excellent for Spring 
bedding. 4(1. each. 
115 alba, I ft., white, each 4d. 
118 dissitiflora, 3 in., Siiring-liowering, dee]) 
sky blue : iii-vi. 2/b doz, ; 3(1. each, 
1 3 /- ])er too, 
122 oblongata atrococrulea, 1 ft., of easiest 
culture in a cool house, trusses of 
magnilicent sky blue Mowers with 
goUlen eye from necember to .\])ril, 
4(1. each. 
124 paiustris (True l■orgct-me-not), 1 ft., 
charming light blue, yellow eye ; loves 
moisture, v-viii. gd. 
130 sylvatica, i ft., numerous yellow-eyed 
Mowers, ])ink when o]>ening, afterwards 
a line blue; handsome, v-vii. i /fi 
doz., 2(1. each. 
131 alba, 9 in., dainty white form. 
I /6 doz., 2(1. each. 
MYRRHIS (Sweet Cicely or Myrrh). 
138 odorata, z\ ft., aromatic feathery leaves, 
large umbels of creamy Mowers, v- 
vi. 4(1. each. 
NEPETA (Cat-mint). 
7 Mussini, b in., numerous whorls of 
lavender-blue, s])otted white. 4d. each. 
NERTERA (Head Plant). 
c It depressa, 1 in., dense carjiet of" tiny 
glossy leaves, with an extraordinary 
profusion of bright orange-red berries 
the size of a small ])ea ; best in pots 
or pans, vi-vii. 3/- doz. ; gd. each. 
NIEREMBERGIA 
31b rivularis, + in., a lovely cree])er, covered 
in July with blush-white cup-shaped 
Mowers, ij in. across, with lemon- 
yellow' centre ; best in ]>artial shade, 
vi-ix. bd. 
NUPHAR (Yellow Water I.Hy). — See Aquatic 
Plants, page 8, 
